Kolobki Russian Cottage Cheese Donuts Recipes

KOLOBKI (RUSSIAN COTTAGE CHEESE DONUTS)

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients to form a very thick batter.
• (Original recipe calls for 1/2c flour and crumbs, but even with double the flour mine was too sticky to roll.).
• Heat oil in a wide frying pan.
• (According to Good Eats, more oil is better since the oil is absorbed when oil temp drops, which happens when too much cold stuff is added to not enough oil. I used enough to fill the pan with 1/3 of an inch).
• Use a tea-spoon to quickly scoop and drop dough balls. Since the batter is pretty thick, use your finger to make the drop.
• Alternatively, form balls roughly 1" in diameter, then drop into oil.
• Do not crowd the pan or drop so many that you won't be able to flip them comfortably.
• Fry past golden-brown, about 90 sec. Adjust oil temp if needed.
• Flip using 2 forks.
• Fry the other side.
• Carefully lift each Kolobok out onto racks lined with paper towels, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Repeat until batter runs out, and serve whatever hasn't been stolen from the plate. Top with sour cream or possibly syrup/jams? Should keep well overnight.

GRANDMA CLARKS FRIED DONUTS

Steps:

• Mix sugar, spices, salt, and baking powder.
• Add shortening and vanilla; mix.
• Add eggs, mix.
• Add milk and flour; mix.
• Drop into hot oil using donut dropper. (if mixture is too thick mix in a bit of milk-too thin a bit of flour).
• Fry in oil turning when first crack appears. -be careful not to crowd.
• Remove and place on either a drying rack or brown paper bag to drain oil.
• Ice while warm with powdered sugar icing.

MAC & CHEESE DONUTS

Steps:

• Follow the cooking directions on the box of Mac and Cheese.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pour the cooked Mac and Cheese into a food processor.
• Add egg, the mix in the processor until it reaches a mushy consistency.
• Spray a donut pan with non-stick spray and fill each cavity with the Mac and Cheese mixture, be sure that each mold is full, all the way up to the top.
• Bake for 20 minutes; then allow the donuts to cool to room temperature.
• Heat fry oil to 350 degrees F in a fryer or deep skillet.
• Remove the donut from the pan and fry for approximately 2 minutes on each side, or until each side is lightly golden-brown.
• Drape several slices of proscuitto over a portion of each donut and garnish with 2 chive stems.
• Serve hot.