Milk Recipe: Russian Syrniki or Tvorozhniki (Pot-Cheese Fritters)

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Like pancakes or French toast, this useful breakfast/brunch dish can be given any number of sweet or savory spins. Creativity (e.g., rum instead of vanilla or crystallized ginger instead of raisins) will not be misplaced here. Russians usually serve syrniki with jam as well as sour cream and/or melted butter; all of these strike me as too much of a good thing. To me they taste better with fresh fruit or an uncooked fruit sauce (say, pureed blueberries or raspberries). Maple syrup lovers may like to try that pairing. The only indispensable elements are very good pot cheese or farmer cheese — Russian-style tvorog, if you can find it — for the fritters and very good butter for the frying. I prefer cultured butter with a slight lactic tang. Yields 8 small patties (4 servings). 

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