Thick things – õunapaksukesed or little apple fatties which are essentially super thick apple pancakes: the love child of a pancake and a cookie
What do you need:
– ca 1 kg apples
– 3 medium eggs (or 2 large ones)
– ca 100 ml any kind of milk
– ca 100g of sugar
– a pinch of salt
– a pinch of nutmeg
– cinnamon powder
– 150-200g flour
– ca 50g of potato starch/ potato flour: for extra crispyness
– 1 tsp baking powder
– 1 tsp baking soda
– vegetable oil for frying
How to make:
Wash the apples, core them and slice into as thick pieces as you like, set aside. Beat the eggs with sugar and salt, add nutmeg (if you wish) and cinnamon. Add the flour. Potato starch is really optional, but it makes the cake crispy on the outside, sort of tempura-like. Add baking powder and baking soda, mix thoroughly. The batter should be somewhat thicker, not runny. Fold in the apple slices. I usually eyeball the amount of apples: visually, apples should be double or even triple the amount of the available batter.
Heat a liberal amount of vegetable oil in a pan and make sure it is really hot before you put the batter in. Fry for 3-5 minutes from both sides. Make sure that the batter has cooked through before you flip the pancake – otherwise it disintegrates. But this is something one can easily learn to a few trial and errors. And it is ready to consume! This recipe makes enough for at least 4 very hungry eaters or for 6 not so hungry ones. There is really no way to make this recipe wrong, so play around with the quantities and ingredients and enjoy!
How much does it cost in 2024?
Ca 70 cents for flour, 50 cents for eggs. Not more than 1 euro for other ingredients and electricity combined. So, in total 2,3 euros. And apples? These you get from your garden or ask your friendly neighbor if you can pick 10-20 fallen apples from his or her yard.