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Traditional Czech Palačinky: Thin Oil-Fried Crêpes Rolled with Fruit Jam or Sweet Tvaroh and Dusted with Sugar

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Czechia
50 minutes
Serves 4
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Traditional Czech Palačinky: Thin Oil-Fried Crêpes Rolled with Fruit Jam or Sweet Tvaroh and Dusted with Sugar

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Whisk the flour, eggs, milk, salt, optional sugar and 1 tablespoon oil into a thin, smooth batter. Rest for 20 to 30 minutes.

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1 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
Pinch of salt
1 tsp sugar, optional
1 tbsp neutral oil, plus more for the pan
Apricot, strawberry or other fruit jam
Sweetened tvaroh filling, optional
Powdered sugar, for serving

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Resting the batter lets the flour hydrate and makes the crêpes tender.

A traditional apricot jam filling needs only a light dusting of sugar.

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