Racuchy z jabłkami
Racuchy z jabłkami: fluffy yeasted apple fritters dusted with icing sugar
Autumn in the orchard villages around Łącko and Nowy Sącz means apples everywhere, and racuchy are how grandmothers use the windfalls on a Sunday afternoon. A thick yeast batter is folded with thin apple slices and spooned into hot oil, where it puffs into golden, airy fritters with soft, tart fruit inside. Shower them with icing sugar and eat them warm, perhaps with a glass of cold milk or kefir. Where most people go wrong is frying too hot: the outside darkens before the thick middle cooks, leaving a raw, gummy centre. Chef's tip: keep the oil at a steady medium, about 170 °C, and flatten each spoonful slightly so it cooks through evenly.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the batter
- 1 ¼ cups whole milklukewarm
- ¼ oz instant dried yeast
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 10 ½ oz plain flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the apples and frying
- 3 tart applespeeled, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 ¼ cups sunflower oilfor shallow frying
- 3 tbsp icing sugarfor dusting
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Whisk 1 ¼ cups whole milk, ¼ oz instant dried yeast and 2 tbsp sugar in a large bowl. Add 10 ½ oz plain flour, 2 eggs, 1 pinch salt and 1 tsp vanilla extract and beat with a wooden spoon for 3 minutes, until you have a thick, smooth, sticky batter.
5 minStep 2: Cover and leave somewhere warm for 40–45 minutes, until the batter has doubled and is full of bubbles.
45 minStep 3: Toss the 3 tart apples with 1 tbsp lemon juice and ½ tsp ground cinnamon, then fold them gently into the risen batter without knocking out all the air.
2 minStep 4: Heat 1 ¼ cups sunflower oil in a wide frying pan over a medium heat to about 350°F, when a drop of batter sizzles steadily but doesn't brown at once.
4 minStep 5: Drop in heaped tablespoons of batter, each with a few apple slices, and flatten slightly. Fry for 2–3 minutes per side, until deep golden and puffed and the sides feel firm. Cut the first one open: the centre should be fluffy, not wet.
15 minStep 6: Drain on kitchen paper and dust generously with 3 tbsp icing sugar. Serve warm.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 78 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does racuchy z jabłkami take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 55 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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