Hungarian cottage cheese donuts(Túrófánk)

are very easy to make, ideal for beginners. A quick dessert recipe, it takes only 15 minutes to prepare. The dough does not contain yeast, just a small amount of baking soda, so you do not need to leave it to rest, the doughnuts can be deep-fried right after you mixed all the ingredients.
February is the awaited carnival season in Hungary. There is no celebration without some form of the deep fried sugary goodness of donut, there are lots of different types. Try this recipe, it is easy, quick and delicious.

Hungarian cottage cheese donuts(Túrófánk)
are very easy to make, ideal for beginners. A quick dessert recipe, it takes only 15 minutes to prepare. The dough does not contain yeast, just a small amount of baking soda, so you do not need to leave it to rest, the doughnuts can be deep-fried right after you mixed all the ingredients.
February is the awaited carnival season in Hungary. There is no celebration without some form of the deep fried sugary goodness of donut, there are lots of different types. Try this recipe, it is easy, quick and delicious.

Ingredients:

• 250 grams (8.8 ounces) of dry cottage cheese (Or farmer’s cheese or ricotta cheese),
• 3 eggs,
• 150 grams of plain flour (5.3 ounces),
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• few drops of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest
• Vegetable oil for deep-frying (I used sunflower oil)
• apricot jam
• Powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Place the cottage cheese in a bowl and crumble. Add 3 eggs, the flour, sugar, baking soda, vanilla extract and the lemon zest and stir to combine.
2. .................................

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