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Bunch of cooked yeast pancakes

Polish Yeast Pancakes

These yeast pancakes are light, fluffy, and just the right amount of sweet. We're using common ingredients you likely already have in your kitchen, but with a twist: we're swapping baking powder for yeast. This small change adds a nice lift, making your pancakes fluffier and thicker than your usual ones.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Rising time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Polish
Keyword: apple, pancakes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk regular or skin
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • tsp salt
  • 4 g instant yeast or 10g fresh yeast
  • cooking oil

Instructions

  • Heat Milk: Warm milk gently (below 115°F / 45°C) and mix 1/2 cup with yeast in a glass or mug.
    2 cups milk, 4 g instant yeast
  • Whisk Eggs: Whisk eggs separately.
    2 eggs
  • Combine Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine flour (save 1/2 cup), sugar, salt, whisked eggs, yeast mixture, and remaining milk. Stir until well mixed and no dry flour is left.
    4 cups all purpose flour, 2 tbsp sugar, ⅓ tsp salt
  • Adjust Thickness: Adjust the dough's thickness with reserved flour (add extra if needed), aiming for a thick, slow-dropping consistency.
  • Cover: Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel, and let dough rise in a warm spot for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
  • Cook: Heat a non-stick skillet with neutral-tasting cooking fat, and spoon the dough into the pan, using a heaping tablespoon of dough per pancake. Cook pancakes for 4-5 minutes per side on medium heat, until golden brown. Adjust heat if they cook too fast or too slow, and continue cooking until all dough is used.
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