Romanian cheese doughnuts – Papanași

Name: Romanian cheese doughnuts – Papanași
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 80 gr (3 oz) caster sugar; 2 gr (1 pinch) baking soda; 8 gr (1 tsp) orange zest; 14 gr (2 x. 32 oz) vanilla sugar; 2 whole eggs; 100 gr (3.5 oz) plain flour; 2 gr (1 pinch) salt; neutral flavored oil for deep fry (canola, sun flower)

Romaniancook @romaniancook

Romania

Papanași is one of the desserts specific to Romanian cuisine.

Romaniancook @romaniancook

Romania

Papanași is one of the desserts specific to Romanian cuisine.

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 servings

300 gr (10 oz) cottage cheese, drained
80 gr (3 oz)caster sugar
2 gr (1 pinch)baking soda
8 gr (1 tsp)orange zest
14 gr(2 x. 32 oz) vanilla sugar
2whole eggs
100 gr (3.5 oz)plain flour
2 gr (1 pinch)salt
neutral flavored oil for deep fry (canola, sun flower)

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Steps

20 mins

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2

În a bowl add cottage cheese, baking soda, sugar, orange zest, vanilla sugar, eggs, salt and 30 gr (1 oz) flour.
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Mix well. Keep 2 tbsp of flour and add the rest gradually în the bowl until the dough sticks together.
4

Put the two tablespoons of flour kept on your cooking surface and pour the dough on it.
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Knead just until incorporated.
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Split the dough în 4 even pieces.
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Shape the doughnuts; about 8 cm (3 inches) disc-shaped and cut out the center.
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Shape the dough from cutting the center into balls.
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Pour the oil în a pan and properly heat it.
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Deep fry the doughnuts at medium temperature 175°C (275°F), 4 minutes on each side.
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Drain the doughnuts on a paper towel.
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Put one hot doughnut on a plate, garnish with one tablespoon of sour cream, put one ball over and garnish with a teaspoon of preferred jam.