Gah it was such a kerfuffle finding a Belarusian pudding to cook. I ended up trawling Google street maps trying to locate restaurants with websites in Minsk, navigating a tonne of links before eventually finding a list of desserts. For the record меню is menu and Десерты is dessert, at least I think it is. I then copied all of the menu items into Google images until I found one which looked appealing. This is it, be warned whilst it undeniably delicious, it is extremely sweet, don’t attempt unless you’re a fan of the saccharine.
Makes Cosmin's List
ingredients
Caramel Apples
- 3 peeled and diced apples
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- 100g caster sugar (3.5oz / 0.8 cups) (superfine sugar, can be substituted with granulated)
- 3 tsp butter
- 2 tbsp water
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sour cream
Batter
- 2 eggs beaten
- 255g plain flour (7,9oz / 3 cups) (all purpose flour)
- 350ml milk (0.6 pints / 1.5 cups)
- 1tbsp caster sugar
- 1tsp baking powder
To Cook
- Oil for shallow frying
NUTRITIONAL CONTENT PER PORTION
- Calories | 520
- Fat | 8.4g
Serves | 4 portions
Prep Time | 45 minutes (including chilling time)
Cooking Time | 20 minutes
Method
- To make the batter mix together the flour, caster sugar and milk in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in the milk and eggs. Whisk from the inside out, incorporating the wet into the dry until you have a smooth batter. Leave to rest for 30 minutes.
- Coat the apples with cinnamon and cook in a saucepan with 1 tablespoon of the butter until cooked through. Drain off the excess juice and set aside.
- In a medium heavy-based saucepan bring the sugar and water to the boil and simmer for 4-5 minutes until the sugar has fully dissolved and turned golden. Remove from the heat and stir in the salt, cream and two tablespoons of butter. Beat with a wooden spoon until it starts to thicken. Stir in the apples.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and cook tablespoons of batter in batches, until golden on both sides (you’ll need to flip them).
Based on a recipe found at www.onlinerecipes.altavista.org
