How to decorate and serve pancakes for Shrovetide?

It is impossible to imagine everyone's favorite Maslenitsa without traditional Russian pancakes. There are a huge number of recipes for making such a delicacy. In this article, we will get acquainted with the different variations of decorating such a dish, consider how you can serve pancakes in an original way for Shrovetide.

There are many options for unusual design ideas and beautiful presentation of pancakes at the Maslenitsa celebration.

Next, we will get acquainted with several options for cooking and decorating pancakes.

Folding the product in the shape of a butterfly will not be difficult. To do this, follow these steps:

• fold pancakes in the amount of 4 pieces in the form of triangles (these will be butterfly wings);
• roll another roll (will be the body);
• put the resulting blanks on dishes, forming a butterfly, decorate with any jam or chocolate, and can be served.

• grease the product with the filling and roll it into a tube;
• cut the resulting tubes into small rolls, then put on a plate;
• decorate the product with any jam, berries or herbs.

In this case, pancakes will be a real decorative masterpiece of the table. As a filling, you can use meat, fish, mushrooms, shrimp. They will be decorated as follows:

• put the selected filling in the middle of the pancake;
• Collect the edges of the pancake, forming a bag and tie with an arrow of green onions or other herbs.

The surprise bag is ready to serve.

In the process of decorating pancakes, you should also remember about the options for children. Having imagined a little, on a round pancake, using your favorite fruits and berries, you can depict the faces of your favorite animals.

For greater beauty and aesthetics, it will be possible to compose whole compositions, be it ordinary or stuffed pancakes.

Next, let's look at some interesting DIY pancake craft options.

Here are easy, step-by-step steps to make different pancake shapes that are perfect for a table in schools, gardens or at home. Shrovetide doll (step by step).

To do this, you need to prepare:

• pancakes of different diameters and roastiness;
• a plastic bottle with a liquid or cereal inside, a volume of 0.5 liters;
• rubber bands for paper notes;
• toothpicks;
• knife.

Manufacturing:

• set a bottle of water or cereal inside in an upright position and begin to cover with pancakes, forming a fluffy skirt (in the center of each pancake, make cuts with a cross, put on the bottle and fasten with an elastic band);
• 3-4 pancakes are installed in a similar way;
• pick up 2 medium-sized pancakes and wrap a bottle with them, fixing all this with toothpicks and an elastic band;
• fix the lid on the bottle, wrap it with foil on top, roll a small pancake into two equal parts and build the doll's head;
• secure the back of the head with toothpicks;
• from two small pancakes rolled into a tube, fix your hands on the sides with toothpicks;
• Glue a piece of pancake formed along the entire length to the top of the doll using honey as a headdress;
• from a baked product with a large diameter, depict a scarf and put it on the head, securing it with toothpicks.

Pancake house (step by step).

• bake pancakes;
• roll each product into a tight tube;
• put the finished logs on a plate;
• start the formation of the house, laying the tubes in layers;
• pancakes laid on top will serve as a roof.

Required Ingredients:

• milk - 700gr;
• eggs - 3 pcs;
• oil - 50g;
• sugar - 100g;
• soda and salt - one pinch at a time.

Filling products:

• cottage cheese - 250g;
• condensed milk - 300gr;
• raisins - 150g.

Preparation and manufacturing scheme of the composition:

• beat eggs with granulated sugar in a clean bowl;
• pour in 1/3 of a little warmed milk from the total volume, add soda and salt;
• add flour gradually, avoiding the formation of lumps;
• pour the resulting mixture with the remaining milk and stir thoroughly with a whisk;
• add oil and mix thoroughly.

Bake pancakes from the resulting mixture.

Preparation of the filling:

• soak the raisins in hot water for 10 minutes;
• cottage cheese and condensed milk, placed in a mixer container, beat for 2-3 minutes;
• Pour steamed and dried raisins into the mixture.

Next, start making crafts. To do this, follow these steps;

• fold the product in four, forming a triangle;
• at a distance of 4-5 cm from the central part, cut off the product in the form of a semicircle;
• put the cottage cheese filling on the resulting workpiece in the shape of a horseshoe;
• roll the strip with the filling into a roll to make a rose;
• Arrange the resulting pancake roses on a platter and sprinkle with sweet powder on top.

• The beautiful wrapping of the pancakes will depend on the optimum thickness. In versions with filling, the pancakes should be thin.
• To prevent spreading or spilling, the contents must have a firm consistency.
• The baked product should not lose its shape when finished.
• Pancakes for such cases should be greased with butter.
• Fruits, berries, jams, whipped cream, honey, and other similar foods can be used as complementary touches to baked goods.

Any housewife, having prepared pancakes, will ask a question about further serving. Everyone will want to do it as beautifully as possible, especially during the Maslenitsa week.

Next, we will consider several options for the original presentation of the main "culprit" of Maslenitsa.

These rolls can be made both sweet and savory. For this serving option, use large-diameter pancakes rolled into a tube and cut into pieces... The contents should not be too liquid for the pieces to hold their shape. But even in case of collapse, the rolls can be fixed with a toothpick.

In this version, the pancake blanks should be as thin as possible. If the tubes will not close, the contents should be used thick. When rolled up, you can use a more liquid filling. Lay the tubes stuffed with various contents in layers and pour over with chocolate or jam.

Unlike an ordinary cake, in this version, pancakes are used instead of biscuit or other cakes. By showing imagination and taste, you can create a real masterpiece, while not bothering much. Pancakes are alternately laid out on a beautifully selected plate, each of them is coated with your favorite filling. And so it alternates until the last pancake.

For a snack, eggs, mushroom or vegetable products can be an excellent option, and your favorite greens and olives will be the finishing touch.

The sweet method uses fruits, nuts, curd mixtures, jam, chocolates with whipped cream or cream.

The pancakes pre-rolled into a tight tube are rolled up in the shape of snails. Fillings should be taken here a little, so that the tubes can be formed more easily. For final fixation, a wooden skewer is taken. A strip of cheese braids or greens will also work.

For how to beautifully wrap pancakes, see the next video.