Racuchy (Polish Yeasted Apple Pancakes)

Name: Racuchy (Polish Yeasted Apple Pancakes)
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 1¼ cups warm milk; 2 eggs; 2 apples (1 lb), peeled and diced or thinly sliced; ½ cup sour cream or yogurt, to serve; 2½ cups flour; 2¼ tsp instant yeast; 3 tbsp sugar; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp cinnamon; ⅓ cup oil for frying; 2 tbsp powdered sugar

BreakfastPolish85 minServes 5340 kcal6 g protein

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Puffy, golden yeast pancakes studded with cinnamon apples and dusted with powdered sugar. Polish grandmothers' Sunday breakfast, crisp-edged and pillowy inside.

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Ingredients

1¼ cups warm milk
2 eggs
2 apples (1 lb), peeled and diced or thinly sliced
½ cup sour cream or yogurt, to serve

From your pantry: 2½ cups flour, 2¼ tsp instant yeast, 3 tbsp sugar, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp cinnamon, ⅓ cup oil for frying, 2 tbsp powdered sugar.

Instructions

Stir the yeast and 1 tbsp sugar into the warm milk (about 105°F) and let it foam, 10 minutes.
Add the flour, eggs, remaining sugar and salt and beat with a spoon into a thick, sticky batter, about 2 minutes. Cover and leave in a warm spot until doubled and bubbly, about 1 hour.
Toss the apples with the cinnamon and gently fold them into the risen batter without stirring out all the air.
Heat a thin layer of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Drop heaped spoonfuls of batter, spread slightly, and fry until deep golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side; they should puff and cook through. Add oil between batches as needed and drain on paper towels.
Dust generously with powdered sugar and serve warm with sour cream.

Tip: Keep the heat at medium: too hot and the outsides brown before the thick centers cook. Mix the batter the night before and let it rise slowly in the fridge for a faster morning.