Quick and Easy Farmers Cheese Donuts (Túrófánk)

These light and fluffy donuts are easy to make and really quick because they are made with baking powder, not yeast (no waiting for it to rise). As the dough doesn't contain any sugar it can be a savory side dish for saucy meats or can be a dessert if sprinkled with icing sugar and served with jam.

Ingredients (makes about 30-35 donuts)
450 grams (1lbs) farmers cheese
3 eggs
1 tsp salt
300 grams (0.66 lbs) all purpose flour
12 grams (1 packet/ about 1 tbsp) baking powder
oil for deep frying /depends on the size of your pan: 500 -1000 ml (2-4 cups)/
confectioners sugar for dusting
apricot jam for serving

1. Crumble the farmers cheese with a fork then pour it into a large mixing bowl.
2. Add the eggs and mix with a wooden spoon.
3. Add the salt, flour and baking powder. Mix a little with the wooden spoon the continue with your hand.
4. Knead until the dough comes together. This dough is a little bit sticky, but that's OK.
5. Now, water your hands, get a walnut-size dough and form a ball with your wet palms. Place the dough-balls onto a tray. Repeat it with all of the dough.
6. Meanwhile heat the oil in a large pan/pot. (the oil should be around 4-5 cm (2 inches) deep.
7. When the oil is hot enough (you can check it with a pinch of dough – when you drop it into the oil it should be sizzling) carefully drop the balls into it. (Do not overcrowd the pan!)
8. Fry the donuts on medium heat but if they are browning too fast, reduce the heat to medium-low.
9. After 1 minute you can check with a fork that the donuts didn't stick to the bottom of the pan. Feel free to help the donuts turning, but you'll see, they are turning by themselves. (always the most browned parts are facing up)
10. After a couple of minutes, when the donuts have a nice color, remove them with a slotted spoon and place them on paper towel-lined plate.
11. If you eat the donuts as a dessert, sprinkle plenty of icing sugar on top, and serve with some good quality jam (I prefer apricot).
12. Without icing sugar these donuts are nice side dish for saucy meat such as venison stew or creamy chicken with spinach.
13. ENJOY!

/The music is based on a Hungarian folk song, played and made by my husband, MrStick© 2019 - (all rights reserved)/
Original recipe (in Hungarian): https://koecceru.hu

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