🇷🇴 Romania recipe
Papanasi
Papanasi are Romania's most beloved dessert, pillowy fried doughnuts made from a light cheese dough, stacked with a small doughnut ball on top, and crowned with generous spoonfuls of thick sour cream and sour cherry jam. The contrast between the warm, crispy exterior, the soft and tangy cheese interior, the cool cream, and the bright fruit preserve creates a dessert experience that is nothing short of heavenly.
Prep25 mins
Cook20 mins
Serves6
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 500g fresh cow's cheese (urda) or well-drained ricotta
- 2 large eggs
- 4 tbsp granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 3 tbsp fine semolina
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- Sunflower oil, for deep frying
- 300ml thick sour cream (smantana), for serving
- 200g sour cherry jam (dulceata de visine), for serving
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 22 g
