 In Ukraine , borscht is often accompanied with pampushky , or savory , puffy yeast @-@ raised rolls glazed with oil and crushed garlic . In Russian cuisine , borscht may be served with any of assorted side dishes based on tvorog , or the East European variant of farmer cheese , such as vatrushki , syrniki or krupeniki . Vatrushki are baked round cheese @-@ filled tarts ; syrniki are small pancakes wherein the cheese is mixed into the batter ; and a krupenik is a casserole of buckwheat groats baked with cheese . 
