Polish Apple Pancakes are apples dipped into pancake batter, then fried and topped with powdered sugar or a sweet syrup!
This is the type of food I like to eat for breakfast on weekends! In my family, we usually have big breakfasts when it’s the weekend. And it’s always either a Russian breakfast that consists of Russian Porridge (we call it Kasha), boiled eggs, Bleni (Crepes), Grenki, Syrniki. Or, a Middle Eastern breakfast that consists of Hummus, Mtabbal, Falafel, goat cheese, sliced tomatoes, Labaneh, Olives, Pita bread, and sweetened tea! You may also want to try my Breakfast Tabbouleh, it’s seriously awesome!
So this weekend we decided to have a Russian (or Polish) breakfast. And while browsing through different recipes on Pinterest, I came across an apple pancake recipe and it reminded me of this lovely Polish recipe that my Mum always made and we all loved.
I don’t know Polish but someone told me that this recipe is called “racuchy z jabłkami”. It’s a traditional Polish recipe, where apples are dipped in pancake batter and fried!
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But anyway here’s a brief Polish language lesson for you, as a friend explained to me:
Racuchy mean pancakes
Jabłkami mean apple
And Racuchy z jabłkami mean pancakes with apples
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What I really love about these pancakes is that they’re crispy on the outside, sweet and fluffy on the inside.
Apples are in season here, and since I’m a huge fan of pancakes, these pancakes were the best thing I’ve had for a while. If you are a fan of pancakes you NEED to try this classic pancake recipe! It’s one of the most popular recipes on my blog, and whoever tried it LOVED it. I got lots of great feedback, so make sure to give it a try!
These pancakes can be either eaten plain or sprinkled with powdered sugar. I like adding lots of caster/powdered sugar! Give this recipe a try and it will sure become a favourite treat!
If you’re looking for a delicious no-fail apple pancakes recipe, follow this classic apple pancakes recipe. Enjoy!
Polish Apple Pancakes
Traditional polish apple pancakes
Ingredients
- 120 grams all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 250 ml milk
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 5 apples peeled and thinly sliced
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
In another bowl, lightly beat egg; add milk and oil. Add to dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
Fold in apples.
- Pour batter by 1/2 cupfuls onto a lightly greased hot pan and spread to form a 5 inch circle. Turn when bubbles form. Cook the second side until golden brown and apples are tender. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
If you’re looking for more Polish recipes, then you should definitely try this awesome Polish Beet Borscht Soup!
And if you like pancakes as much as I do, then give these recipes a try!
No fail classic pancakes!
Middle Eastern stuffed pancakes Atayef
If you grate the apples they are no longer “Racuchy” and the apples are supposed to be what we term in Polish as “zaprzone” which means like a par boil. The apple inside should be tender and a circle, not chopped or grated. You can also use a little baking powder or there are recipes that use a little yeast which will make them fluffier.
I changed up a few things and it was AWESOME.
3 apples blitzed in my Bullett
Rice flour
Vanilla, because vanilla.
Almond milk
It was fantastic. I will definitely make this again
If you click on “USA measurements” just underneath the ingredients, you will be able to see the ingredients in cups and tsp! 🙂
I add cinnamon to my apple pancakes.
State cups or tsp. Instead of grams in the recipe
Original Polish recipe you add a little bit of baking powder or baking soda .
Also in the title it says they’re fried in butter but we don’t fry them in butter , you fry those in oil .
I’m glad that you loved the recipe! Grating the apples sounds like a great idea, I will try that next time I make these pancakes 🙂
Made them this Saturday morning and loved them, although next time I think I may microwave the apples a little to soften them first (or grate them like others have suggested)
Thank you for the recipe
Thank you for the suggestion. Grated apples would also work great, I sometimes grate apples to save time 🙂
Piękne polskie placuszki :). Zamiast mleka proponuję dać jogurt naturalny lub maślankę, można dodać 2 – 3 łyżki otrębów, siemienia lnianego (będą zdrowsze). Dzieciakom nielubiącym jabłek można przemycić je w postaci startego na tarce jabłka.
1 teas. Baking powder to batter
I made these according to the recipe and I am thinking that either a leavening ingredient is missing or it should be self-rising flour because they came out more like crepes with apples than these pancakes that look more like apple fritters in the picture. That said, they tasted very good. A few people liked them with butter and cinnamon sugar while others liked them with a little bit of maple syrup.
I rated this a 3 because of the leavening issue, but almost rated it a 4 because of the taste.
Don’t think that would taste very good….
Yummo! I only went through 3 sliced apples ? and they were perfect! Just like my Polish grandmother Babcia used to make.
Hello can I used just flour and baking powder on it?.
Ooh, those look delicious! And a great way to sneak some fruit into breakfast, too 🙂
Apple pancakes would be an awesome way to start the day! I like how fluffy and full of apples these pancakes look!! Yum! Yum!
Can I have breakfast at your house? You have the best breakfasts I swear I like the sound of the Middle Eastern breakfast!
This sounds and looks very yummy. I love pancakes so I will try out the recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Sylvia, it’s one of my favourite breakfast recipes! Haven’t had them in a while though, so maybe tomorrow? haha 😀 Thanks for stopping by!
i love them! We used to have them for breakfast sprinkled with icing sugar 😉 I can almost smell the through my screen! In Poland we call them “racuchy” 🙂