🥞 Hungarian Crepes (Palacsinta)

🥞 Hungarian Crepes (Palacsinta)

Ingredients

  • 250 g all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 500 ml milk
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla (optional, for sweet version)
  • Sparkling water or more milk (as needed)
  • Oil or butter for cooking

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, whisk flour, eggs, milk, sugar, salt, and vanilla until very smooth.
  2. Batter should be thin and pourable (thinner than pancake batter). Add sparkling water or milk if needed.
  3. Heat a lightly greased non-stick pan over medium heat.
  4. Pour a small ladle of batter, swirl pan to coat thinly.
  5. Cook about 30–40 seconds, flip, cook another 20 seconds.
  6. Stack cooked crepes on a plate and keep covered.

Traditional Fillings 🇭🇺

  • Apricot jam (classic)
  • Ground walnuts + sugar + a splash of rum
  • Cocoa powder + sugar
  • Sweetened cottage cheese
  • Chocolate spread

Roll or fold and serve warm ✨
Simple, nostalgic, and always a hit — Hungarian comfort dessert at its best.

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