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Sunday, February 22, 2015

Kolobki (russian Cottage Cheese Donuts)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 lb russian cottage cheese (farmer's cheese)
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon other extract
  • oil (for frying)
  • powdered sugar
  • sour cream, to serve

Recipe

  • combine first 7 ingredients to form a very thick batter.
  • (original recipe calls for 1/2c flour and crumbs, but even with double the flour mine was too sticky to roll.).
  • heat oil in a wide frying pan.
  • (according to good eats, more oil is better since the oil is absorbed when oil temp drops, which happens when too much cold stuff is added to not enough oil. i used enough to fill the pan with 1/3 of an inch).
  • use a tea-spoon to quickly scoop and drop dough balls. since the batter is pretty thick, use your finger to make the drop.
  • alternatively, form balls roughly 1" in diameter, then drop into oil.
  • do not crowd the pan or drop so many that you won't be able to flip them comfortably.
  • fry past golden-brown, about 90 sec. adjust oil temp if needed.
  • flip using 2 forks.
  • fry the other side.
  • carefully lift each kolobok out onto racks lined with paper towels, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  • repeat until batter runs out, and serve whatever hasn't been stolen from the plate. top with sour cream or possibly syrup/jams? should keep well overnight.

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