Ukrainian crepes recipe

Mlyntsi, as they are known in Ukrainian, are a highly popular dish around Ukraine; the simplicity of making the thin pancakes, as well as the basic ingredients yet highly favourable taste, has led to the popularity of the dish. Mlyntsi have been eaten in Ukraine since pre-Christian times. Mlyntsi tend to be served in Ukraine with sour cream (Ukrainian: smetana) and caviar; they can also be served as a sweet dish by serving them alongside a fruit preserve or a sweet cream. The thin pancakes can also be stuffed with cottage cheese, chopped boiled eggs, mixed green onions, stewed cabbage, minced meat, mashed beans, mushrooms, fruit and berries, and raisins. However, upon being stuffed, the dish acquires a new title (Ukrainian: налисники, romanized: nalysnyky), a fundamental dish of Ukrainian cuisine that is served all around the country with several regional varieties, for example, the Chernihiv style nalysnyky are marked by their mushroom and cabbage filling. The most popular form of nalysnyky served in Ukraine is those stuffed with cottage cheese and served with sour cream. Nalysnyky, as well as mlyntsi, are also served for special occasions such as Masnytsya, which may originally have been a pagan festival that celebrated the end of winter and the arrival of spring (the round yellow pancake most likely symbolising the sun), but has for a millennium been the time for using up dairy products before the beginning of Great Lent. Nalysnyky can be formed out of mlyntsi in several different shapes, including; tubes, envelopes, and even triangles. Some recipes call for the stuffed mlyntsi to be placed in an oven-proof dish and cooked in an oven.
Ingredients for crepes:
500ml milk, 300gr flour, pinch of salt, 2tbsp sugar, 3 eggs
For filling:
cottage cheese 250gr, raisins, 2 tbsp sour cream, 1tbsp powdered sugar
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