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Lángos
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Also known as Hungarian Fried Bread
A yeasted potato dough stretched thin and fried until puffed, rubbed with garlic water and heaped with soured cream and grated cheese. Hungary’s beach and market snack.
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- Servings
- Makes 6
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Total
- 2 h 10 min
Ingredients
plain flour400 g
floury potatoes200 g
dried yeast7 g
milk200 ml
caster sugar1 tsp
salt1½ tsp
vegetable oil1 l
garlic cloves4
water3 tbsp
soured cream250 ml
grated cheese150 g
Instructions
- 01
Peel the , boil it until soft, drain and mash it smoothly, then let it cool to lukewarm.
- 02
Warm the to lukewarm, mix in the and and leave for 5 minutes.
- 03
Combine with the , mashed and and knead to a soft, slightly sticky dough. The makes it tender.
- 04
Prove for 1 hour until doubled.
- 05
Crush the and mix it with the and a pinch of .
- 06
Divide the dough into 6. With hands rubbed with a little of the , stretch each into a round about 20 cm across, thinner in the middle than at the edge.
- 07
Heat the rest of the to 180°C in a wide, deep pan, about 2 cm deep. Slide each lángos in away from you and fry for 1 to 2 minutes a side until puffed and golden, and drain on kitchen paper.
- 08
Brush with the water while hot, spread with the and heap with the .
- 09
Eat immediately, while crisp.
Notes
- Stretch by hand with oiled fingers rather than rolling. It keeps the airy texture.
- Thin in the middle, thick at the edges, so the centre crisps and the rim puffs.
- The garlic water goes on first. Garlic, then soured cream, then cheese is the Hungarian order.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 630 kcal
- Protein
- 16 g
- Carbs
- 61 g
- Fat
- 35 g
Estimated from the ingredients.
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