Here’s a sweet, pillowy Hungarian treat that’s dangerously easy to love:
🇭🇺 Hungarian Cottage Cheese Donuts – Túrófánk
These túrófánk are soft, slightly tangy donuts made with túró (Hungarian-style cottage cheese, similar to farmer’s cheese). They’re not yeast-raised—so no long waiting—just mix, fry, and coat in sugar.
Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or a cozy afternoon coffee.
🍽 Servings: 15–20 donuts
⏱ Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 15 min
🧾 Ingredients
- 250 g (about 9 oz) túró (or farmer’s cheese, well-drained cottage cheese, or ricotta pressed dry)
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar (or ½ tsp vanilla extract)
- Zest of 1 lemon (optional, but traditional)
- 150 g (1¼ cups) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- Oil, for deep frying
- Powdered sugar, for dusting