Oladyi (Russian: оладьи pl., diminutive: оладушки, oladushki, sg. оладья, oladya, Ukrainian: оладки, oladky) are small thick pancakes or fritters common in Russian cuisines, Ukrainian cuisines. The batter for oladyi is made from wheat or (nowadays more rarely) buckwheat flour, eggs, milk, salt and sugar with yeast or baking soda. The batter may also be based on kefir, soured milk or yoghurt. It may contain various additions, such as apple or raisins. Oladki are usually served with smetana (sour cream), as well as with sweet toppings such as jam, powidl, honey etc. Savoury versions may be served with caviar, similarly to blini. (Source: Wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA)