Delicious doughnuts prepared with a batter that has cheese added to it. This dish often calls for tvorog, or Russian cottage cheese, but it also tastes great with farmer’s cheese or ricotta.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 doughnuts |
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)
Instructions
- Mix farmer’s cheese, flour, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until a sticky dough forms.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls with wet hands to prevent sticking.
- 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.
- 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.
- Use any color of decorating sugar you prefer.
- If you want your doughnuts to have a smoother surface, press the cheese through a sieve before adding to the mixture.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 331 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 32 g |
| Cholesterol | 113 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 261 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
ROLLED IN CONF SUGAR, CINN AND SUGAR AND CHOC CONF SUGAR.
Farmer’s cheese = Tvorog
I don’t know how they are with cheese, but with tvorog they are delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
I made this with the ricotta since that is what I had at home. They were a hit. I had to make another batch since it went that fast. The recipe is fast and easy.