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Curd Cheese Doughnuts served sprinkled with icing sugar
Quick-to-make curd cheese doughnuts with icing sugar and jam

Quick curd cheese doughnuts (Túrós Fánk)

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Quick Meals Cakes and Desserts
The curd cheese doughnut is the 'lazy housewife's' secret weapon, and I mean that as a compliment! No proving, no kneading, yet they turn out as airy and light as if you'd laboured over them for hours. The secret lies in the immediate reaction of the bicarbonate of soda or baking powder and the acidity of the curd cheese, which puffs up the dough instantly in the hot oil.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 30 mins
🍽️ Servings 10 servings
🔥 Calories 165 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Deep saucepan for frying
  • Kitchen thermometer (optional, but useful)
  • Sieve for pressing the curd cheese
  • Kitchen paper

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs

Instructions

1 ✓

Press the curd cheese through a sieve or mash thoroughly with a fork until very creamy. Mix with the eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla.

Tip: If the curd remains lumpy, the doughnut will be knobbly. A creamy base is essential for a homogeneous dough.
2 ✓

Sift in the flour and baking powder. Combine with quick movements. The dough should be soft and slightly sticky.

Tip: Do not over-knead, as the gluten in the flour will toughen, making the doughnuts rubbery. Just bring it together!
3 ✓

Heat the oil over medium heat (approx. 170°C). With wet hands, form walnut-sized balls from the dough.

Tip: Wet hands prevent sticking. Don't make them too big, as they expand during cooking.
4 ✓

Place the balls into the oil. Don't overcrowd! Fry them until golden brown; they often turn themselves, but you can help with a fork.

Tip: If you add too much cold dough at once, the oil cools down and the doughnuts become greasy.
5 ✓

Remove onto kitchen paper to drain the excess oil.

Tip: The paper absorbs surface fat, making the dessert lighter.
6 ✓

While still warm, roll in icing sugar or sprinkle on top. Serve with apricot jam or sour cream.

Tip: Icing sugar melting onto the hot doughnut is the most delicious part.

Recipe FAQ

Why did the middle stay raw?
The oil was too hot! The outside burnt before the heat could reach the centre. Fry more slowly over a medium heat.
Why did they absorb too much oil?
The oil was too cold. The dough started 'drinking' instead of frying. The ideal temperature is 170-180°C.

Ingredients

  • 250 g Curd Cheese (or dry cottage cheese)
  • 200 g Plain Flour
  • 50 g Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Eggs (Medium)
  • 1 packet Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 500 ml Sunflower Oil (for frying)
  • 50 g Icing Sugar (for serving)