Hungarian cottage cheese donuts - Túrófánk
Hungarian cottage cheese donuts are very easy to make, ideal for beginners. A quick dessert recipe, it takes only 15 minutes to prepare. Hungarian cottage cheese is a fresh, soft curd cheese, similar to farmer’s cheese or quark, dry and not liquidy at all. It is most often made with cow milk. If you use ricotta cheese, then add only 2 eggs. These delicious doughnuts are made without yeast, so there is no need for leavening – you can taste them in minutes! They are lightly sweet, bite-sized donuts, finished with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Equipment
- Medium bowl
- Measuring cup
- Measuring spoons
- Frying pan
- Tablespoons
- Zester
Ingredients
- 1 cup of dry cottage cheese or farmer's cheese or ricotta
- 2 eggs If you use reciotta, then 1 egg
- 1 cup of all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 2 tbsp of sugar
- Few drops of vanilla extract
- 1 teaspon of grated lemon zest
- 1.5-2 cups of vegetable oil
- Jam
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Place the cottage cheese in a bowl and crumble. Add 2 eggs (Only 1 if you use ricotta), the flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract and the lemon zest and stir to combine.
- Heat the oil to medium temperature, I used a smaller pan with about 2 inches of oil, it was enough to give a good depth for the doughnuts.
- With the help of 2 teaspoons scoop and drop little balls into the hot oil and fry each side until golden brown, it takes about 4-5 minutes.
- Transfer the donuts to the paper towel and and continue to fry the rest of the dough until finished.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with apricot jam or any jam you love.