Golden German Quark Baffles and Fried Curd Doughnuts

Deliciously crisp and golden traditional German quark balls made from fresh curd cheese or yogurt, fried to perfection, and dusted with sweet icing sugar.

Ingredients

• 420 ml quark (plain yogurt can be used as a replacement)
• 2 eggs
• 6 or 7 tbsp sugar
• 2 packets of vanilla sugar
• 400 g flour (500 g if using yogurt)
• 2 packets of baking powder
• 1 L sunflower oil (for frying)
• Icing sugar (optional)
• Alcohol by eye (optional, to reduce oil absorption)

Directions

1. Mix the quark, eggs, sugar, flour, and baking powder together in a single bowl until a cohesive dough forms.
2. Pour the sunflower oil into a cooking pot and heat the hotplate to prepare for frying.
3. Form small balls from the dough and carefully drop them into the hot oil.
4. Fry until golden-brown, then remove from the oil and place onto a plate lined with paper towels.
5. Optionally dust the warm doughnut balls with icing sugar before serving and enjoying.