An apple, plain yogurt, vanilla, and fragrant cinnamon come together to create simple pancakes with a soft center and golden surface. This sweet dish is made without rising and uses common ingredients you probably already have at home.
The batter just needs to be mixed gradually with a whisk, then enriched with grated apple and cooked in portions on a pan. Once done, sprinkle the pancakes with powdered sugar and serve them warm. You can easily adjust the amount of vanilla and cinnamon to taste.
What You’ll Need
For the batter:
- 1 egg,
- 3 tablespoons sugar,
- vanilla to taste,
- 2 tablespoons oil,
- 150 g plain yogurt,
- 200 g all-purpose flour,
- 8 g baking powder.
For the apple part and frying:
- 1 apple,
- cinnamon to taste,
- oil for frying.
For finishing:
- powdered sugar.
Step-by-step Preparation:
1. Mixing the egg with sugar: Place the egg, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and vanilla to taste into a bowl. Whisk everything thoroughly so the ingredients combine evenly and form a smooth batter base.
2. Adding oil: Add 2 tablespoons of oil to the egg mixture and whisk again. Make sure the oil is incorporated evenly so there’s no separate oily layer.
3. Finishing the batter: Add 150 g of plain yogurt, 200 g of all-purpose flour, and 8 g of baking powder to the bowl. Mix again until all the ingredients come together into a uniform batter with no dry spots.
4. Adding the apple and cinnamon: Grate the apple directly into the prepared batter. Sprinkle in cinnamon to taste and mix again so the grated apple and spice are distributed throughout the mixture.
5. Shaping the pancakes: Prepare a pan with oil and heat it up. Use a spoon to scoop out portions of the apple batter, place them on the pan, and shape them into pancakes.
6. Frying: Fry the pancakes on both sides until golden brown. Turn them carefully so they keep their shape and cook through evenly in the center.
7. Finishing and serving: Transfer the finished pancakes from the pan to a plate. Finally, sprinkle them with powdered sugar to taste and serve right away.
How to Properly Add Batter to the Pan
Scoop out individual portions with a spoon so the pancakes are roughly the same size. Leave enough space between them in the pan so you can flip them easily without breaking their shape.
Heat the oil before adding the batter. Fry the pancakes so their surface gradually turns an even golden color on both sides.
How to Flavor and Serve the Pancakes
Add vanilla and cinnamon to your liking. Cinnamon brings out the apple flavor, while vanilla gives the sweet yogurt batter a gentle aroma.
Sprinkle the pancakes with powdered sugar only after transferring them to the plate. They taste best freshly made, when they have a golden surface and a soft center with grated apple.
What to Watch Out for During Preparation
Mix the flour, baking powder, and yogurt so there’s no dry flour left in the batter. After adding the grated apple, mix everything thoroughly again so the fruit pieces are evenly distributed.
The exact frying time and pan temperature aren’t specified in the original recipe. So, go by the appearance of the pancakes and flip them when the bottom is golden and the pancake holds its shape.
