"Racuchy" Traditional Polish Apple Pancakes

Polish Apple Pancakes - Racuchy

Hey everyone,

 it's good to be back home for the summer after nearly two years of studying abroad. 

I hope everyone is enjoying their vacation!

My summer is busy, but I will still try to manage my blog regularly. 

I decided to make traditional Polish apple pancakes, so soft and fluffy.

DELICIOUS :)

Ingredients-

1. 5 Apples
2. 2 teaspoons of White Sugar
3. 2 teaspoons of Vanilla Sugar
4. 1/2 teaspoon of Cinnamon
5. 300g All-Purpose Flour
6. 2 Egg Yolks
7. 2 Egg Whites
8. ~3 Cups Kefir or Soured Milk
9. 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder
10. Powdered Sugar
11. Oil

Instructions-

1. Clean and wash apples. Peel and slice into thin wedges.
2. Whisk 2 egg whites with 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar until fluffed. Set in the fridge.
3. Add 2 teaspoons of white sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to the apples.
4. Prepare dry ingredients. Add sieved flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl.
5. Mix and gradually add kefir or soured milk. Continue mixing batter, add more liquid if necessary.
6. Add 2 egg yolks and mix. The batter should have a thick consistency, much thicker than for crepes.
7. When batter is smooth, add fluffed egg whites gradually and mix in very slowly and carefully.
8. Add apples to batter and mix with a large spoon.
9. Preheat large non-stick pan with vegetable oil. There should be a thick layer of oil on the pan.
10. When oil is hot, add batter to pan. Feel free to make any size, I usually make 2-3 small ones at once.
11. Fry until golden-brown on both sides.
12. Serve with sprinkled powdered sugar!

ENJOY :)

Mini Puff Pastries

Forest Fruit Puff Pastries

Quick and simple to make, great for beginners that do not have years of experience in baking :)

It would be great to make puff pastry from scratch, 

but to save time and make this recipe fair to everyone,

 I used store-bought that tastes almost like homemade.

In the near future, I will make more sweets! :)

Ingredients- Baking Time- ~25mins

1. Fresh Puff Pastry (store-bought, refrigerated) 
2. Frozen Forest Fruit Mix  

• strawberry
• raspberry
• blackberry
• blueberry
• cranberry

3. 1 Egg Yolk
4. White Sugar

Instructions-

1. Preheat oven to 200C.
2. If using frozen fruit, thaw for a few hours before making.
3. Sweeten fruit by adding sugar during the thawing process, add about 1 tablespoon.
4. Unpack puff pastry, and cut into shapes as shown above in pictures.
5. First, cut entire piece into two.Then cut into halves, again. There should be four equal pieces.
6. Cut horizontally three times to create 16 equal square pieces. Try to make them as equal as possible.
7. Take the first top corners and bring them into the center. Stick them together with your fingertip.
8. Repeat this step for the bottom corners to create the shape seen above in the photos.
9. Place desired fruit in the center and decorate around the center with fruit of your choice.
10. Be creative, make one square using all types of fruit or make just one with only cranberries.
11. Repeat steps until all 16 squares are filled with fruit.
12. Smear/Brush top edges of pastries with egg yolk. You may use a painting/cooking brush.
13. Place on baking sheet and bake for about 25 minutes or until golden-brown.
14. You may sprinkle sugar on top of the fruit before baking. I also baked 8 at once, only.
15. Remember, leave some room between the pastries, they will grow. Do not worry if from the rising process the fruit falls off the pastry, you may add it back on after baking. 

ENJOY :)