Tender, aromatic, and very appetizing cottage cheese donuts are a true taste of childhood. Every hostess has her own tricks to make them even more interesting. We decided to collect the best in a selection of 10 step-by-step recipes!
1. Cottage Cheese Donuts – Classic Recipe
A basic recipe that's great for starting culinary experiments!
You will need: 180 g cottage cheese, 140 g flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 2 eggs, 60 g sugar, a pinch of salt, oil for frying.
Preparation:
1. Beat eggs with sugar and salt at high speed with a mixer until they lighten and increase in volume.
2. Add cottage cheese and mix again, but this time at minimum speed.
3. Sift flour with baking powder into the dough and mix with a spatula.
4. Form walnut-sized balls with floured hands.
5. Heat the oil until a piece of dough almost immediately floats and sizzles.
6. Dip the donuts with a fork into the oil and fry until golden brown on all sides. Then place them on a paper towel. Before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
2. Baked Cottage Cheese Donuts
This donut recipe has no yeast and literally a drop of oil!
You will need: 250 g cottage cheese, 300 g flour, 1 egg, 80 g sugar, 50 g 15% sour cream, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tbsp vanilla sugar, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, a pinch of salt.
Preparation:
1. Beat the egg with sugar, salt, sour cream, and oil. Add cottage cheese and mix everything until smooth.
2. Gradually add flour with baking powder, knead an elastic dough, and divide it into 12 parts. Form each into a donut.
3. Place the donuts on parchment paper, brush with milk, and bake for 25-30 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
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3. Cottage Cheese Donuts with Butter
Another very delicious variation of the homemade donut recipe.
You will need: 500 g cottage cheese, 200 g butter, 4 eggs, a pinch of salt, 200 g sugar, 1 tsp baking soda, 800 g flour.
Preparation:
1. Mix cottage cheese with eggs, melted butter, sugar, and salt. Add flour, baking soda, and baking powder, then knead the dough.
2. Cut the donuts into circles about 7 cm in diameter and make holes.
3. Fry them in a pan with vegetable oil for about 1.5-2 minutes on each side.
4. Cottage Cheese Donuts with Condensed Milk
Donuts can not only be served with condensed milk, but also prepared with it directly.
You will need: 300 g cottage cheese, 300 g flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 2 eggs, 0.5 tsp salt, 40 g butter, 200 g condensed milk.
Preparation:
1. Mix cottage cheese with baking soda, salt, and eggs until smooth. Add melted butter and condensed milk, and finally – flour. Let the dough rest for 15 minutes.
2. With wet hands, roll small walnut-sized balls.
3. Fry the donuts in hot vegetable oil over medium heat until a beautiful golden color.
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5. Cottage Cheese Donuts with Sour Cream
Sour cream makes the donut dough a little softer, lighter, and more tender.
You will need: 400 g cottage cheese, 3 eggs, 70 g sugar, 90 g sour cream, 0.5 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tbsp vinegar, 240 g flour.
Preparation:
1. Mix cottage cheese, eggs, and sugar, then add baking soda quenched with vinegar, salt, and sour cream.
2. Incorporate sifted flour into the dough and knead a sticky, elastic dough.
3. Form balls with hands in vegetable oil and fry in the same oil over medium heat.
6. Cottage Cheese Donuts with Almonds and Chocolate
A real surprise that will amaze the whole family!
You will need: 350 g cottage cheese, 2 eggs, 300 g flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 50 g sugar, half a banana, 6 squares dark chocolate, 1 handful chopped roasted almonds.
Preparation:
1. Mash cottage cheese with sugar, add eggs, and then slowly incorporate flour with baking powder.
2. Chop chocolate and banana, and add them to the dough along with almonds.
3. Form balls and fry them in hot oil over medium heat to prevent burning.
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7. Cottage Cheese Donuts with Semolina
Completely replacing flour with semolina would be difficult, but we found a more interesting recipe!
You will need: 200 g cottage cheese, 2 eggs, 4 tbsp sugar, a pinch of salt, 0.5 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp vinegar, 1 cup flour, 6 tbsp semolina.
Preparation:
1. Mash cottage cheese with egg, salt, and sugar, then add quenched baking soda. Slowly incorporate flour and knead the dough.
2. Form small balls and roll each of them in semolina.
3. Fry the donuts in butter and place them on paper towels.
8. Cottage Cheese Donuts with Pumpkin
An amazing donut flavor and a unique color are guaranteed!
You will need: 500 g cottage cheese, 6 tbsp pumpkin puree, 1.5-2 cups flour, 0.5 cup sugar, 0.5 tsp baking soda, 1 tbsp orange zest, 2 eggs, 3 tbsp coconut flakes.
Preparation:
1. Mix cottage cheese with pumpkin puree, then add eggs, sugar, and quenched baking soda.
2. Add orange zest to the dough, incorporate flour, and knead until smooth.
3. Form balls and roll them in coconut flakes.
4. Fry the donuts in oil until a beautiful golden color. It's best to use corn oil.
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9. Surprise Cottage Cheese Donuts
Instead of prunes, you can use dried apricots or another filling to taste.
You will need: 150 g cottage cheese, 4 tbsp flour, 2 tbsp semolina, 0.5 tsp baking soda, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 egg, 30 g prunes.
Preparation:
1. Mix cottage cheese with egg, semolina, flour, sugar, and baking soda until smooth.
2. Form small flat cakes, place a prune in each, and roll the flat cakes into balls.
3. To help the balls hold their shape better, roll them in flour. Then fry them in hot, boiling oil.
10. Yeast Cottage Cheese Donuts
Yeast will make the donuts airier and fluffier, although you'll have to work with the dough!
You will need: 500 g cottage cheese, 600 g flour, 30 g fresh yeast, 100 g sugar, 1 egg, 250 ml warm water, a pinch of salt.
Preparation:
1. Dissolve yeast in 50 ml warm water with 1 tbsp sugar.
2. Mix cottage cheese with egg, salt, sugar, and the remaining water. Finally, slowly add the yeast and only then incorporate the flour. Leave the dough in a warm place for 1-2 hours until it doubles in size.
3. Quickly punch down the dough with wet hands, form balls, and fry them in boiling oil on all sides.