Why syrniki spread during cooking and how to avoid it: tips from housewives

Everyone knows that syrniki are not only delicious but also easy to prepare. However, some nuances can affect the result: syrniki can spread in the pan, be tough or tasteless.

A Ukrainian food blogger from the YouTube channel "Sytyi Stol - Food and Recipes" shares her secret to perfect syrniki: don't add soda!

According to the blogger, baking soda, which is often used in syrniki recipes, can lead to their spreading and unpleasant dark color.

Why?

• When heated, baking soda reacts with the acidic environment of cottage cheese, which leads to the release of carbon dioxide.
• This gas loosens the syrniki, but also makes their structure loose and unstable.
• As a result, syrniki can lose their shape during frying.

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An alternative to soda:

• Instead of soda, the blogger recommends adding 2 tablespoons of rice flour to the cottage cheese.
• Rice flour has a neutral taste and does not react chemically.
• Thanks to this, the cheesecakes will become denser, retain their shape, and get a pleasant cheesecake-like texture.

Additional tips:

• Use high-quality cottage cheese with a fat content of 5-9%.
• Mix the dough thoroughly to make it homogeneous.
• Do not overfill the dough with flour, otherwise the syrniki will turn out tough.
• Fry the syrniki over low heat in a non-stick frying pan.

We also recommend that you pay attention to the recipe for the fastest syrniki.

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