Ukrainian Pancakes at Home

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Hi folks. We've let our lives at home consume us and neglected the blog, but enjoyed every bit of it-- spending much-needed quality time with family/friends, lots of dinner dates, finally visiting our home church, cramming in lots of engagement photo shoots for all our summer weddings. A whole week without posts! We're going to play catch up this week. You can expect to see the last couple posts from our time in Lviv, Ukraine, lots of food photos, and moving onto our next stop in Ukraine-- Novovolynsk, Yuriy's birth place.

This week I made some delicious оладки (Ukrainian pancakes) at home to remember our recent time in Ukraine. We ate these several times while in Ukraine and loved them. My mom used to make these when we were kids and they were a hit with the entire family. I've always eaten them with jam and sour cream, but in Ukraine, we ordered оладки at cafe with "honey butter" and it was divine. 

I used this recipe by my brilliant friend/cook, Natasha. I tried to replicate the restaurant honey butter by mixing butter spread and creamed honey (after warming in the microwave for a few seconds). It turned out beautifully. 

I know I've said it once, but I'll say it again.. it is SO good to have a kitchen at last!

- Julia

Yes, that's my Ukrainian cup! 
Posted by Julia and Yuriy at 2:31 PM
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13 comments :

  1. KaeApril 2, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    hooray. those look mighty tasty!

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  2. AnonymousApril 2, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    Julia - you are too much :) Thanks again!! I'm happy to hear you were able to spend some time "recovering" from your extended vacation. Glad you enjoyed the oladi. You should also try the ones with finely chopped apples mixed into the batter: http://natashaskitchen.com/2011/01/13/oladi-with-apples-russian-buttermilk-pancakes/. Your pictures of these are awesome!!

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  3. liveletliveApril 2, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    That looks delicious!

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  4. bridget anneApril 2, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Yum! These look absolutely divine. And I'm happy to see you're bringing home some memories of your travels that you can re-fashion into intimate dates : ] how sweet!

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  5. janisApril 2, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    I hope it does not sound too presumptuous when I say: next time we meet up, can we please have brunch at your place?

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  6. Tanya KaniApril 3, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    looking forward to more of your travel posts :)

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  7. ChicaApril 3, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    They look delicious !! Looking fwd to more travel posts !!!

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  8. KristinaApril 4, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    looks super yummy!
    and I am also looking forward to see more pictures from Ukraine and the rest of your travels! :)
    have a lovely start in the week!!

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  9. kjramstackApril 4, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    YUM! We celebrate the weekend with pancakes every Saturday morning. They are such a comfort food.

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  10. EmilyApril 4, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    I've been so addicted to gluten-free pancakes of late. True love, I swear.
    x

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  11. Nicole MarieApril 4, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    oh they look so delicious!!!

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  12. InessaApril 4, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    these look absolutely delicious. I wil have to try these out after the honeymoon. Thanks for sharing and glad to hear that you will be getting back to your posts.

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  13. Gedas GirdvainisApril 5, 2011 at 5:27 AM

    hah, looks like the same as Lithuanian pancakes :)

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