Bashkir Kuymak

Name: Bashkir Kuymak
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 56 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Bashkortostan
Ingredients: 250 g Plain flour; 500 ml Milk; 2 Eggs; 1 tbsp Sugar; 0.5 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Sunflower oil; Oil for the pan (to taste); 40 g Butter; 4 tbsp Honey

Local name: Ҡуймаҡ

Thin Bashkir breakfast pancakes made with milk and eggs and served with butter and honey.

Servings4
Prep30 min
Cooking26 min
Total time56 min
DifficultyEasy

🌱 VegetarianContains glutenContains dairyContains egg

↓ Method

About this dish

Kuymak is a thin, crepe-like pancake made in Bashkortostan for breakfast and tea. It cooks quickly in a pan and is eaten hot with butter, honey or sour cream.

In this home-style version the batter is runny and has no yeast, so the pancakes come out soft with lightly browned edges. Simplicity and serving them hot are what define this Bashkir breakfast.

Ingredients

4 servings

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Batter

250 g Plain floursifted
500 ml Milkat room temperature
2 Eggsmedium
1 tbsp Sugar
½ tsp Salt
2 tbsp Sunflower oilfor the batter
Oil for the pan (to taste)for greasing

To serve

40 g Buttermelted
4 tbsp Honey

Method

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar and salt together.
Add half of the milk, then sift in the flour a little at a time, whisking until smooth.
Whisk in the remaining milk and the sunflower oil to make a smooth, runny batter.
Cover the batter and let it rest for 20 minutes.
Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat for about 3 minutes and grease it lightly.
Pour in a ladle of batter, tilt the pan to spread it thinly, and cook the first side for about 2 minutes.
Flip the pancake and cook the other side for about 1 minute.
Cook the remaining batter the same way, greasing the pan as needed; this takes about 20 minutes.
Stack the pancakes, brushing each with melted butter as you go.
Serve hot with honey.

💡 Tips

Resting the batter makes the pancakes tender and even.
The first pancake is often a test; keep the heat steady once the pan is hot.
If the batter is too thick, add a few tablespoons of milk.
Keep finished pancakes covered in a stack to stay warm.

🛒 Can't find it abroad?

Milk — Replace half with kefir for a slightly tangy flavour.
Honey — Serve with jam or sour cream instead.

This recipe was prepared with the help of AI, following the traditional home-style method; quantities, times and steps were checked automatically for consistency. Ovens and stoves differ, so check doneness by eye.