This is Hungary's answer to the crepe. I have loved these since I was a kid. My mom would make them a lot, especially during Lent when you cannot have meat on Fridays.
Mix all wet ingredients together, then add the flour and salt. Batter should be smooth and lump free, consistency of really thin pancake batter. I use an immersion blender which works perfectly.
I have a crepe pan I use (my dedicated palacsinta pan that I use for nothing else) but a non-stick frying pan will work well too. Put some Crisco in the pan, make sure it’s hot. I have a small ladle I use and it’s about two ladleful's of the batter. If I had to guess, maybe about a quarter cup or so. Just swish around in the pan and make sure you have a thin layer covering the surface.
Flip after the first side is cooked (if any of the area is wet it is not ready for flipping). I have this wooden paddle/stick thing (almost looks like a paint stick) I use to flip them but a spatula works fine. Just be careful if you are using a nonstick pan because a metal spatula will do not nice things to your pan. Sometimes the first one will come out a little wonky but after that you’ll be good to go.
When done put on a plate, add your favorite filling (directions for my favorite filling is below), roll and enjoy. Jam is also a great filling. You can also use things like Nutella and fresh sliced strawberries and/or bananas and then sprinkle some powdered sugar or even some lemon zest.
Notes
For the filling
This is my favorite, but you can use jam or whatever else you might like. This is not exact as I eyeball everything:
3:1 ratio cottage cheese to sour cream. Cinnamon, sugar and raisins to taste.
Keyword crepe, entree, Hungarian, main course, vegetarian