Cheese week has begun today. We publish the schedule of the most delicious week of the year.
Maslenitsa 2019 starts on March 4 and ends on Sunday, March 10. According to tradition, pancakes should be baked every day this week. And arrange the most magnificent meal on the 10th, together with the burning of the effigy of Winter. But it is customary to cook not only pancakes this week, but a lot more. We have compiled a detailed schedule of Pancake Week – be inspired!
Monday: meeting
On this day, we meet not only Maslenitsa, but also relatives. What if you can carve out some time and run to your parents? Maybe invite guests? Traditions prescribe that you must meet with relatives. Well, if it doesn’t work out, then at least call them. A pancake eating session on Skype is quite in the spirit of our time.
What are we preparing: ordinary, the simplest unleavened pancakes. Every family has a recipe for them, and it is very simple to bake them.
Besides pancakes: we make potato pancakes. Calorie? Sure! Nobody promised that the week will be easy! You can serve pancakes with sour cream, natural yogurt, tzatziki sauce or even honey. Find the recipe HERE.
Tuesday: flirting
If you have snow, you’re in luck. On this day of Maslenitsa, traditions prescribe to indulge in snow fun: ride down a hill, play snowballs. Even on this day, the guys usually looked after their brides. And the wedding was planned for Krasnaya Gorka, after Lent. So maybe it’s time to submit an application?
What are we preparing: banana pancakes. Unusual, slightly exotic and very tasty.
Besides pancakes: syrniki. So let’s unload after yesterday’s potato pancakes. You can simplify your task and make not curd cakes, but curd casserole. Detailed recipes for both are HERE.
Wednesday: gourmet
On this day, the sons-in-law usually went to the mother-in-law for pancakes. And she was already trying to please with all her might. However, there was also a place for girls’ fun: girls dressed up in festive dresses and rode around the village, sang songs. So what? Wednesday is a little Friday. You can hire a party-bus, for sure rent on Wednesdays at a discount. And have fun all evening.
What are we preparing: yeast pancakes. Thick, perforated, fragrant – two pieces are enough to pile up to the dump.
Besides pancakes: kulebyaka. If you believe the traditions, Maslenitsa could not do without pies with meat and fish, chicken coops. Several variations of this hearty delicacy are HERE.
Thursday: take a walk
Violent games, fistfights, sleigh rides and other madness – all this is supposed to indulge in Thursday. But we are peaceful people, so maybe we should just go to a sports match? And it was also supposed to be caroling. Here we have nothing against.
What are we preparing: pancakes. This is also almost pancakes, only puffier and smaller. There are an incredible amount of varieties of pancakes: with yeast, and in a dry frying pan, and with semolina, and kefir. Choose whatever your heart desires – recipes HERE.
In addition to pancakes: jellied fish. If you are not brave enough to create this culinary masterpiece for the New Year, give it a try now. It’s also the perfect meal for dinner. You will find the recipe HERE.
Friday: mother-in-law’s evening
It’s time for the sons-in-law to host the mother-in-law. To invite with honors, in an amicable way – to bring to your place, to feed, to drink and to entertain in every possible way. It was not for nothing that they said that “the mother-in-law has a beloved son”. If your wife’s mother does not please, you can bitterly regret it.
What are we preparing: rice pancakes with caramel curd filling. Rice flour will make the pancakes incredibly tender and airy. And the filling is exquisite. The recipe is HERE.
Besides pancakes: cheesecakes. To be honest, store cheesecakes are just nonsense. Dry, the filling is falling out, the dough is tough … It’s different for homemade cheesecakes! And it’s easier than it sounds – the instructions are HERE.
Saturday: sister-in-law gatherings
On this day, the girl was supposed to invite her husband’s sisters to visit. Families were large then, so there were a lot of guests. And nowadays, all that remains is to call friends and relatives. By the way, why not really have a get-together? After all, we so rarely see each other in person.
What are we preparing: baked beetroot pancakes with mascarpone and cranberries. Or pancakes in caramel-citrus sauce with strawberries. Very spring-like! Both recipes are HERE.
Besides pancakes: dumplings, one of the obligatory Pancake week dishes. You can find a whole collection of dumplings recipes by LINK.
Sunday: Forgiven Day
First, and most importantly, we must ask everyone for forgiveness for the wrongs, bad words and nasty thoughts. And to ask sincerely, and not abstractly, to pronounce the formula “Forgive everyone, and I forgive.” Secondly – but this is optional – it is necessary to burn the effigy of Winter.
What are we preparing: pancake cake. On such a day, you need to serve all the most delicious on the table!
Besides pancakes: baked apples – after a pancake cake you won’t want heavy dishes. And don’t, if you don’t want to scare the scales next Monday.