Mom's Yeast Pancakes (Oladi)
My Mom's Oladi or Blinchiki are the fluffiest Buttermilk Pancakes made with yeast.
Ingredients
- 1 cups warm water, about 115˚F
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 Tbsp extra light olive oil or other neutral oil, plus more to sautee pancakes
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 1/2 tsp instant yeast , or rapid rise yeast
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, measured correctly - scoop and level
- ½ cup raisins, optional
Instructions
- Whisk together the first 6 ingredients (water, buttermilk, egg, oil, sugar, salt, and yeast).
- Add the flour one cup at a time until it is a thin cake-batter consistency. There should not be lumps of flour.
- Cover with plastic wrap and leave the batter at room temperature for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or in a warm place* for 1 hour. It's ready when has nearly doubled in volume and is very bubbly.
- Set a large skillet over medium heat and add enough oil to lightly coat the bottom.
- Place heaping tablespoons* of dough onto the hot skillet and sauté until golden brown on the first side and you see bubbles form and start to pop on top, about 1 1/2 minutes per side.
- Continue to oil your skillet in between each batch. They turn out nicer on a well-oiled skillet.
Notes
*To proof the dough, Ii put it in the oven with the light on, but make sure to keep it under 100˚F, or it will exhaust the yeast.
*You can get better shaped pancakes if you use a wet tablespoon to put the dough in the skillet and scrape it off with a teaspoon.
*You can get better shaped pancakes if you use a wet tablespoon to put the dough in the skillet and scrape it off with a teaspoon.
Nutrition Facts
Mom's Yeast Pancakes (Oladi)
Amount per Serving
Calories
254
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
0.003
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Cholesterol
24
mg
8
%
Sodium
423
mg
18
%
Potassium
196
mg
6
%
Carbohydrates
45
g
15
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
5
g
6
%
Protein
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
48
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
49
mg
5
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
