Racuchy (Polish Apple Pancakes)

Name: Racuchy (Polish Apple Pancakes)
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 300g plain flour; 7g fast action yeast; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 250ml warm milk; 2 eggs; 3 apples, peeled and chopped; 0.25 tsp salt; 4 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 tbsp icing sugar

Fluffy little yeast pancakes with chunks of apple, fried until golden and dusted with icing sugar. A great weekend breakfast.

Time1 hr 15
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.34 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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300 gplain flour
7 gfast action yeast
2 tbspcaster sugar
250 mlwarm milk
2eggs
3applespeeled and chopped
¼ tspsalt
4 tbspsunflower oil
2 tbspicing sugar

Method

1
Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a bowl. Whisk in the warm milk and eggs to make a thick batter.
2
Cover and leave in a warm place for 30 minutes until bubbly.
30 min
3
Stir the chopped apples into the batter.
4
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan. Drop in spoonfuls of batter and flatten slightly. Fry for 3 minutes each side until deep golden and cooked through.
6 min
5
Repeat with the rest, adding more oil as needed. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm.

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