Cottage cheese dough for donuts
Description
This simple cottage cheese doughnut recipe will take you only about 15–20 minutes (plus frying time, of course), yet the result will delight both adults and children. These are incredibly delicious doughnuts that can be served with sour cream, condensed milk, custard, or your favorite jam. Tasty and extremely easy. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. First, crack the eggs into a deep bowl and add sugar. The amount of sugar depends not only on your taste preferences but also on the acidity of the cottage cheese and what you plan to serve the dish with. On average, the recipe for cottage cheese dough for doughnuts uses about 3 tablespoons of sugar.
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Step 2
2. Add the cottage cheese to the eggs. Beat the mixture thoroughly (until smooth). You can use a spoon or whisk, or a blender to remove all the cottage cheese lumps.
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Step 3
3. Then add about a cup of previously sifted flour and start kneading the dough. Add flour as needed to achieve the desired dough consistency.
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Step 4
4. The cottage cheese dough for homemade doughnuts should not stick to your hands, yet remain soft. It's important not to overdo the flour, so add it in small portions. You can immediately shape small balls from the finished dough.
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Step 5
5. Prepare the deep fryer and heat the oil thoroughly. Fry the doughnuts in small batches, as they expand in size. Cook until golden brown.
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Step 6
6. Carefully remove the doughnuts with a slotted spoon and place them on a paper towel. Blot off excess oil. Serve the doughnuts dusted with powdered sugar or cinnamon, for example.