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We were so happy to discover this new Polish apple and cottage cheese pancakes recipe. Or at least we think they are polish. We found it on a blog called Slodka Babka (isn’t that a cute blog name?).
The blog was written in Polish so we did some figuring and we determined they were likely Polish. It was interesting to find out what a “dag” was. It doesn’t convert to grams like Google translator would like to make you believe. If you were really curious, 1 dag = 10 grams. Any-who, what you have here is a darn good breakfast recipe.
What I love about these pancakes (besides being delicious), is they’re so quick and easy to make. There’s no yeast, no baking powder or baking soda, and there’s no waiting around for the batter to rise, yet it’s fluffy. I don’t think I would have ever thought to make them like this. It’s genius. Read on to find out the easy and wonderful little secret.
Pancake Ingredients:
4 eggs (whites and yolks separated)
1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
3 medium apples peeled, cored and grated
1 cup small curd cottage cheese
1 Tbsp honey
¼ tsp cinnamon
1 pinch salt
Grape seed or extra light olive oil to saute
Powdered sugar for dusting, optional
How to Make the Apple Cottage Cheese Pancakes:
1. In a large bowl, mix 1 ¼ cup of flour, 4 egg yolks, 3 grated apples, 1 cup of cottage cheese, 1 Tbsp of honey, ¼ tsp cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Mix until evenly blended.
2. In a separate, clean bowl (in case you like to use dirty bowls I guess; sorry, that was a duh) beat egg whites 1.5 minutes on high speed with a hand mixer until foamy and soft peaks form. Fold the egg whites carefully into in the rest of the mix using a spatula.
3. Add 2-3 Tbsp of grape seed or extra light olive oil to a large nonstick skillet and preheat it to a med/high. Drop a tablespoon-full of the mixture onto the hot oiled skillet and press it down slightly. Saute for 3-4 minutes per side until golden on each side.
Dust with powdered sugar if you want to pretty it up and serve with sour cream or your favorite jam. Enjoy:D
Apple and Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Ingredients
- 4 eggs, whites and yolks separated
- 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 3 medium apples peeled, cored and grated
- 1 cup small curd cottage cheese
- 1 Tbsp honey
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- Grapeseed or extra light olive oil to saute
- Powdered sugar for dusting, optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix 1 ¼ cup of flour, 4 egg yolks, 3 grated apples, 1 cup of cottage cheese, 1 Tbsp honey, ¼ tsp cinnamon and a pinch of salt, stir until blended.
- In a separate, clean bowl, beat egg whites 1.5 minutes on high speed until foamy and soft peaks form. Fold the egg whites carefully into in the rest of the mix with a spatula.
- Add 2-3 Tbsp oil to a large nonstick skillet and preheat it to a med/high. Drop a tablespoon-full of the batter onto the hot oiled skillet and press it down slightly. Saute for 3-4 minutes per side until golden on each side.
- Serve with powdered sugar, sour cream or your favorite jam. Enjoy!
I made a few modifications, and this recipe turned out very well. I used oat flour, only two eggs and added a bit of water to make up for the other two eggs, and added one tablespoon of baking powder. Easy and tasty!
We love this recipe! This recipe reminded me of your apple banana muffins. It was a hit! Thank you for sharing this.
You’re very welcome!
We love this recipe and have made if many times. We do add more cinnamon! Thanks for sharing this.
You’re very welcome! I’m so glad you love it!
Hello.
Can you make the batter the night before and make pancakes in the morning?
Thank You.
Hi Jolanta, I have only made this fresh, so I can’t advise on that. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe.
Can you please provide the nutritional info for the Apple and Cottage Cheese Pancakes? Thanks for your time
Hi, we are slowly working through all our recipes to add nutrition info, but it is time-consuming as they have to be added one at a time. Thank you for being patient!
So excited to try this recipe! I wondered what kind of apples you like to use for these pancakes. Thank you, Natasha, for sharing such wonderful recipes!
You’re welcome! Any type of apples should be okay, it depends on your preference. I sometimes use gala apples for this recipe.
We have made these at least 10 times now. They are so delicious. I love having a pancake that has more fiber and protein and it’s just amazing tasting. This is one of my favorite pancake recipes. Thank you for sharing it.
Wow looks like you and your family really loved this recipe. Thank you!
Made these today. They are AMAZING!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Fluffy and absolutely delicious. My kids gobbled them up in 5 minutes.
I’m so glad you enjoyed that, Liliya!
These were delicious with sour cream and jam. I didn’t have cottage cheese, so I used the ricotta I had instead. They still turned out wonderful!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Diana! Thank you for the wonderful review!
Thanks Natasha. DO YOU HAVE VIDEO APPLE AND COTTAGE CHEESE PANCAKES? I DIDN’T FIND. THANKS.
Unfortunately I don’t but I will keep your request in mind!
Hi Natasha, can I use farmer’s cheese instead of cottage cheese in this recipe? It’s not as moist so I can add less flour and/or one more egg.
Hi Natasha, your ideas sound good but I haven’t tested it that way so it is difficult to advise. When I make pancakes with farmers cheese, we make these cheese pancakes with apples :). If you experiment with these, let me know how you like them!
Thank you for your reply, Natasha! I made them this morning with farmer’s cheese and they were delicious! My husband doesn’t like fruits in deserts but did not even notice apples in them 🙂 And my one year old boy ate two pancakes at once! I did add a bit less flour and used jumbo eggs instead of large or extra large.
Oh, and I used ghee instead of oil.
Everyday pancake and fries food for breakfast. Love pancake because so simply and can make more combination with other ingredients.
These are a nice treat for breakfast and they are loaded with fruit and protein which is a nice bonus 🙂
Hi Natasha, I’m not a big fan of cottage cheese. Can I substitute it with russian version of cottage cheese? How about if I make them without cottage cheese?
I haven’t tried that substitution so I’m not sure if it would be too dry or not. Have you tried the sirniki that I have posted? They are soooo yummy! https://natashaskitchen.com/2012/02/16/ukrainian-syrniki-recipe/
Do you know the cheese “twarog”? It’s not really cottage cheese and it’s what is used in this recipe originally. Sometimes I use ricotta cheese when I can’t make it to the Polish store. Smacznego 🙂
Natasha, I used my Vitamix to “grate” the apples and made these with GF flour–so,so, so good!!! Thanks for all your grease work on this one!!!
That’s a “grate” idea! get, it? haha I crack myself up. Seriously, very smart! 🙂
These are the best pancakes I have ever tried. I’m so glad I discovered this recipe. Thank you so much Natasha!
You are welcome Vicky, thank you for the great review :).
Though I am not the first to post my comments but I couldn’t be silent. I have been thinking about those pancakes for a month. And they were worth waiting for. They turned out to be so fluffy (cause of whites) and moist (apples) at the same time. Awesomely delicious!!! I will definetely tell my friends in Poland about this recipe. They will love it. Natasha, thank you for posting all your “tryings”!
I’m so so happy you loved it and thank you very much for sharing the recipe with your friends! I sure appreciate the fantastic review 🙂