Švilpikai -- Lithuanian "whistling" potato pancakes.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: cauliflower

Sweet potatoes add nutrients and flavor, while cauliflower is lower in carbs.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: creme fraiche

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and calories.

smoked meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: cooked chicken

Tofu provides a plant-based protein option, while chicken is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier for heart health, while margarine is often cheaper.

Welcome to the video, introducing the dish called picay, Lithuanian 'whistling' potato pancakes.

Mentioning that the recipe is for at least two people but not cooking all of them at once.

Discussing the ingredients: 6 potatoes, 100 grams of flour, 1 egg, additional flour for dusting, and 1 more egg for brushing.

For the sauce: bacon, onion, dill, and whipping cream are used, with options for sour cream or mushroom sauce.

Weighing the potatoes to about 450 grams and stating that average-sized potatoes are fine.

Using a potato ricer to mash the cooled potatoes, emphasizing the importance of pulverizing them for the right texture.

Adding flour to the mashed potatoes and then beating and adding 1 egg, mixing into a dough.

Kneading the mixture into a sticky mass and preparing a floured surface for rolling it out.

Rolling out the dough to about half a centimeter or a quarter of an inch thick, using more flour as needed to prevent sticking.

Cutting the rolled dough into diamond shapes, ensuring they are not touching on the parchment paper.

Beating another egg to brush over the cut dough before baking.

Baking at 200°C (400°F) for about 15 minutes until puffed up and cooked through, noting they may brown slightly.

If not eating immediately, placing the baked pancakes in the refrigerator for later use.

Starting the sauce by sautéing the bacon to render fat, adding oil or lard if necessary.

Adding onions to the sautéed bacon and cooking them down.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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