Great Grandma Mary’s Hungarian Palacsinta: Recipe From My Mom
MESSAGE FROM ZELDA:
This recipe is really special to me. It makes me feel that, even though my Grandma isn't with us anymore, I'm closer to her with every bite.I love you, Gramma!
Thin Hungarian pancakes eaten around spring/Easter time. Sweet, buttery, thin, and completely yummy! Also, you can add anything to the top, even though the traditional Hungarian recipe calls for sweet cheese.
My Great-Grandma’s recipe, recorded by my mom.
Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 30 seconds per pancake
Complete time: 1 hour
Makes 1 ½ dozen Palacsinta Ingredients
1 ¼ cup flour
2 tbsp. sugar
1 pinch of salt
1 ½ cup milk
1 tbsp. melted butter
½ tsp. vanilla
2 eggs, well beaten
cottage cheese for filling (optional)
Strawberries for filling (optional)
Powdered sugar to taste
Sour cream (optional) Instructions
Sift dry ingredients
Gradually add liquid and eggs
Beat until batter is smooth
Fry in greased pan, on both sides turning with a spatula
If you add a filling, add the filling and roll into cylinder
Place side by side in glass baking pan
When pan is full, spread sour cream on top (if desired)
Bake at 350 degrees until brown
Interview with my Mom, (also) Mary Why is this recipe special to our family?
It’s a Hungarian recipe that’s been handed down for generations, and all the kids in our family have special memories of learning how to make this treat and eating at Easter time. Do you have any special memories connected to the recipe?
It reminds me of my Grandparents, especially my Grandma who would make it. Her favorite version has sweet cheese on the inside, and it reminds me of my mom, who didn’t like to cook, but loved Palacsinta. My favorite memories include spending a long time with my mom and my sister Becky, learning how to get it right. Becky was always better at making them thin!
Zelda and her Grandma making Palacsinta, Easter 2010
MESSAGE FROM ZELDA:
This recipe is really special to me. It makes me feel that, even though my Grandma isn't with us anymore, I'm closer to her with every bite.I love you, Gramma!
Thin Hungarian pancakes eaten around spring/Easter time. Sweet, buttery, thin, and completely yummy! Also, you can add anything to the top, even though the traditional Hungarian recipe calls for sweet cheese.
My Great-Grandma’s recipe, recorded by my mom.
Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 30 seconds per pancake
Complete time: 1 hour
Makes 1 ½ dozen Palacsinta
Ingredients
1 ¼ cup flour
2 tbsp. sugar
1 pinch of salt
1 ½ cup milk
1 tbsp. melted butter
½ tsp. vanilla
2 eggs, well beaten
cottage cheese for filling (optional)
Strawberries for filling (optional)
Powdered sugar to taste
Sour cream (optional)
Instructions
Sift dry ingredients
Gradually add liquid and eggs
Beat until batter is smooth
Fry in greased pan, on both sides turning with a spatula
If you add a filling, add the filling and roll into cylinder
Place side by side in glass baking pan
When pan is full, spread sour cream on top (if desired)
Bake at 350 degrees until brown
Interview with my Mom, (also) Mary
Why is this recipe special to our family?
It’s a Hungarian recipe that’s been handed down for generations, and all the kids in our family have special memories of learning how to make this treat and eating at Easter time.
Do you have any special memories connected to the recipe?
It reminds me of my Grandparents, especially my Grandma who would make it. Her favorite version has sweet cheese on the inside, and it reminds me of my mom, who didn’t like to cook, but loved Palacsinta. My favorite memories include spending a long time with my mom and my sister Becky, learning how to get it right. Becky was always better at making them thin!
Zelda and her Grandma making Palacsinta, Easter 2010