Racuszki made with Yeast

• One of my Polish friends came over and whilst we were chatting we found that we both had a copy of the Kuchnia Polska, that I call my bible.
• She had wanted to show me how to made Racuczki (fritters/pancakes) made using yeast.
• We followed the instructions from the book.
• We had ours with a bought apple and rose petal jam.

INGREDIENTS

• 250g  of  plain flour
• 2 eggs
• 250 ml of milk
• 15g of fresh yeast
• 50g of granulated sugar
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• Sunflower oil for frying.
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• Jam or fruit syrup to serve.

METHOD

• Warm the milk to hand heat and add the yeast and  ½ teaspoon of the sugar.
• Leave to start to bubble.
• Mix the eggs with the rest of the sugar.
• Mix together the yeast mixture and the egg mixture with the flour.
• You are aiming for a thick cream mix – adjust with more milk or flour as necessary.
• Cover and leave until the mixture rises.
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• Heat sunflower oil in a frying pan.
• Add large tablespoonfuls of the mixture to fry.
• Using 2 spoons is a help.
• Fry till golden on both sides.
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• We had ours with apple and rose petal jam.