Prepare all the ingredients. Be sure to use dry, crumbly cottage cheese; soft cheese won’t work. The higher the fat content, the tastier the cheese pancakes will be.

Mash the cottage cheese with a fork.

Mix with egg, sugar, and vanilla.

Then add 90 g of flour and stir.

The cheese mixture should be neither too dry nor too wet. With your hands moistened in water, take a small amount of the mixture, roll it into a ball, then crush the ball with your palms and shape the cheese patty into a flat form.

Coat the formed syrniki with flour.

Heat the oil in a skillet and, over medium heat, fry the syrniki—starting with one side—until a golden crust forms.

Then flip it and fry it until it develops a golden crust.

lace the finished syrniki on paper towels to remove any excess fat.

Serve with sour cream.