🍩 Papanași (Romanian cheese doughnuts)

4 servings · prep 20 min · cook 10 min

Ingredients

• 500 g well-drained fromage blanc (quark)
• 2 eggs
• 200 g flour
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda, a pinch of salt
• Zest of 1 lemon
• Frying oil
• Sour cream and cherry jam to serve

Method

1. Drain the cheese well: too wet and the dough soaks up flour, making heavy doughnuts.
2. Mix cheese, eggs, sugar, zest, baking soda and salt, then add the flour until you have a soft but workable dough.
3. For each serving shape one ring and one small ball.
4. Fry at 170 °C, 3 to 4 min per side, until golden and puffed.
5. Drain on paper towel.
6. Sit the ball on the ring, spoon over sour cream and crown with jam.

Adapted from Cuisine du monde

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