Name: Apple and cinnamon pancakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 3 peeled and chopped apples; 2 eggs; 300 g flour; little bit of cinnamon; little bit of salt; 1 cake yeast pack; 1 orange (juice and grated skin); 3 spoons of sugar; 8 spoons of milk; sunflower oil for frying; icing sugar to sprinkle the pancakes

Here is a valid alternative to the classic rice pancakes which in Siena, during the Carnival period, represent the dessert par excellence.

This recipe with apples and cinnamon has an all-winter flavor that we invite you to try!

AuthorToscane DI GustoCategoryCakes, Desserts, Tuscan Tradition RecipesDifficultyIntermediate

Prep Time15 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time35 mins

3 peeled and chopped apples

2 eggs

300 g flour

little bit of cinnamon

little bit of salt

1 cake yeast pack

1 orange (juice and grated skin)

3 spoons of sugar

8 spoons of milk

sunflower oil for frying

icing sugar to sprinkle the pancakes

Put the apples with the orange juice and the grated orange zest in a bowl, add the cinnamon, a pinch may be enough but if you particularly like it you can put more.
With a mixer beat the eggs with the sugar, when they are beautiful frothy add 3 tablespoons of oil and milk and mix well with a kitchen ladle also starting to combine the mixture with the flour, then the yeast and a pinch of salt. Finally add the apples and mix with a fork.
Use ice-cream spoon, if you have it at home or otherwise a spoon, to get some dough to fry in boiling oil.
Leave the pancakes to dry in paper towels and sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.

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