Pastry Recipes

Deep-fried cottage cheese balls are a simple and incredibly tasty homemade dessert that comes together in just 30 minutes from the most everyday ingredients and tastes a lot like mini doughnuts, only with the gentle tang of farmer's cheese. The outside turns golden and crisp while the inside stays soft, tender and slightly moist with a pleasant fresh-cheese aroma. Mash the cottage cheese with a fork or push it through a sieve, add an egg, sugar, vanilla, a pinch of salt and baking soda, then stir in flour and knead a soft, slightly sticky dough. With damp hands form small balls and deep-fry in plenty of oil over medium heat until evenly golden — about 3-4 minutes. Dust the finished balls with confectioners' sugar. Proportions for 250 g of cottage cheese inside.