Name: Apple Fritters (Оладьи)
Yield: 1½ to 2 Dozen Fritters
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons rum; ¼ cup sugar; ½ package active dry yeast; 3 apples, peeled, cored and chopped; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; Vegetable oil for frying; Confectioners’ sugar; 1 cup milk, lukewarm; 2 tablespoons sugar; Pinch of salt; 1 cup (all-purpose) flour; 2 eggs, separated

Preparation info

1½ to 2 Dozen
Fritters

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of Russia

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1983

About

These apple fritters are made by the old Russian sponge method, yielding light and puffy pancakes suitable for brunch or dessert.

Ingredients

½ package active dry yeast
1 cup milk, lukewarm
2 tablespoons<

Method

Dissolve the yeast in 2 tablespoons of the milk, then stir in the remaining milk, the sugar, the salt and the 1 cup of flour. This is the sponge. Cover it and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.