Doughnuts with ‘Snow’

Name: Doughnuts with ‘Snow’ (Vdolky s pěnou/Dolky s penou)
Cuisine: Slovakian
Ingredients: 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup tepid milk; 40 g/1½ oz fresh yeast or 15 g/½ oz dry yeast; 40 g/1½ oz fresh yeast or 15 g/½ oz dry yeast; 500 g polohruba flour (alternatively mix 250 g/9 oz/generous 2 cups plain flour with 250 g/9 oz semolina); 500 g polohruba flour (alternatively mix 250 g/9 oz/generous 2 cups plain flour with 250 g/9 oz semolina); 500 g polohruba flour (alternatively mix 250 g/9 oz/generous 2 cups plain flour with 250 g/9 oz semolina); 1 egg; 2 egg yolks; 75 ml/5 tbsp rum; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup vegetable oil for shallow-frying, or oil for deep-frying; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup vegetable oil for shallow-frying, or oil for deep-frying; 100 g/3¾ oz/generous ½ cup caster (superfine) sugar; 2 egg whites; pinch of salt; 100 g/3¾ oz/scant 1 cup icing (confectioners’) sugar; about 75 ml/5 tbsp sour red jam, or any red jam, such as strawberry; about 75 ml/5 tbsp sour red jam, or any red jam, such as strawberry; about 75 ml/5 tbsp sour red jam, or any red jam, such as strawberry; 50 g/2 oz plum jam or povidla; 50 g/2 oz plum jam or povidla; 50 g/2 oz grated hard tvaroh, or quark and cottage cheese mixed; 50 g/2 oz grated hard tvaroh, or quark and cottage cheese mixed; 50 g/2 oz grated hard tvaroh, or quark and cottage cheese mixed

Vdolky s pěnou/Dolky s penou

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Czech & Slovak Food and Cooking

By Ivana Veruzabova

Published 2015

About

This delicious sweet recipe is traditional in both countries. In the Czech Republic they are served with plum jam and grated sweet cheese and in Slovakia with a sweet ‘snow’ made with caster sugar, egg whites, icing sugar and jam.

Ingredients

250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup tepid milk
40 ml

Europe
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Vegetarian

Method

To make the dough, combine the milk with the caster sugar in a small bowl/mug and crumble in the yeast. Stir and leave to rise for 10-15 minutes.
In a large bowl mix together the flour, salt, egg, egg yolks, oil, rum and the prepared yeast mixture. Work the dough together using a wooden spoon. Cover with a clean dish towel and leave in a warm place to rise for