Russian Doughnuts

Russian Doughnuts

Delicious doughnuts made with a cheese-enriched dough. Tvorog (Russian cottage cheese) is traditionally used for this recipe, but it works very well with farmer’s cheese or ricotta, too.

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 9 ounces farmer’s cheese
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, or to taste (Optional)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• oil for frying
• 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar, or to taste (Optional)

Directions

1. Mix farmer’s cheese, flour, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until a sticky dough forms.
2. Roll dough into 1-inch balls with wet hands to prevent sticking.
3. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or heavy saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). The oil should be hot but not smoking. It is ready for frying if you see little air bubbles around a wooden spoon placed in the oil.
4. Fry a batch of the dough balls in the hot oil until golden, about 2 minutes. Place doughnuts on paper towels to soak up excess oil. Repeat with remaining dough. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.

Nutrition Facts

• Servings Per Recipe 4
• Calories 331
• % Daily Value *
• Total Fat 16g 21%
• Saturated Fat 5g 25%
• Cholesterol 113mg 38%
• Sodium 261mg 11%
• Total Carbohydrate 32g 12%
• Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
• Total Sugars 6g
• Protein 14g
• Calcium 192mg 15%
• Iron 2mg 12%
• Potassium 148mg 3%