Zucchini pancakes with apple topping

4 servings

40 minutes

The mass harvest of apples and zucchini falls at the same time, so it is logical to combine them in one dish. The level of "fruitiness" is easy to adjust to your taste. If you put more grated zucchini in the dough , you can supplement such pancakes with nutmeg, pepper and even garlic, emphasizing their vegetable essence. If you have more apple, feel free to put raisins and cinnamon in the dough and turn the pancakes into a dessert. We took exactly half of each, and also "baked" a piece of apple to one side of the pancakes for beauty. But keep in mind that, in addition to taste, apples also give a lot of juice, and the grated zucchini must then be squeezed out well, otherwise the dough will have to be "strengthened" with flour, which will kill all the zucchini tenderness.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 363.3
• Proteins: 5.6g
• Fats: 15.3g
• Carbohydrates: 50g

Ingredients

• Zucchini: 500 g
• Apple: 500 g
• Ground cinnamon: pinch
• Chicken egg: 1 pc
• Wheat flour: 100 g
• Vegetable oil: 50 ml
• Baking powder: 1 tsp
• Lemon: 0.5 pc
• Salt: pinch
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Balsamic sauce: to taste
• Sour cream: to taste
• Sugar: 50 g

Cooking steps

1. Peel the zucchini and grate it coarsely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Zucchini: 500 g

2. Drain in a colander and squeeze well, gathering the pulp in handfuls.

3. Grate the lemon zest with a fine grater.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lemon: 0.5 piece

4. Peel the apples, cut them in half, and remove the core.

   Required ingredients:

   • Apple: 500 g

5. Slice 1 apple into circles. Sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lemon: 0.5 piece

6. Grate the remaining apples on a coarse grater, squeeze out the juice, and sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lemon: 0.5 piece

7. Mix grated zucchini, apples, sugar, add lemon zest, cinnamon, and salt.

   Required ingredients:

   • Zucchini: 500 g
   • Apple: 500 g
   • Ground cinnamon:  pinch
   • Salt:  pinch
   • Sugar: 50 g

8. Beat the egg separately in a bowl with a fork and add it to the zucchini-apple mixture. Mix thoroughly.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 1 piece

9. Add the sifted flour with baking powder and mix the dough thoroughly.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 100 g
   • Baking powder: 1 teaspoon

10. Heat vegetable oil in a pan and spoon the dough into pancakes, spaced apart.

    Required ingredients:

    • Vegetable oil: 50 ml

11. While the pancakes are browning on one side, place a slice of apple on the raw side.

    Required ingredients:

    • Apple: 500 g

12. Carefully flip the pancakes to the other side and let them brown nicely. Serve the pancakes hot, drizzled with balsamic, with sour cream or jam.

    Required ingredients:

    • Balsamic sauce:  to taste
    • Sour cream:  to taste