Quarkbällchen - German Quark Balls
These delicious German donuts taste like the ones that you would find in the finest German bakeries. Soft, fluffy, and simply irresistible.
Ingredients
Dough
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ¾ cups sugar
- 2 ½ cups quark or 5% Greek yogurt
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cups cornstarch
- 3 ½ tsp. baking powder
- 3 ½ tbsp. butter melted
Topping
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp. cinnamon
For Frying
- 40 fl. oz. vegetable Oil for Frying
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small bowl and set aside.
- Add sugar and cinnamon to a deep plate and blend.
- Add eggs, vanilla sugar, and sugar to a large mixing bowl and whisk until light and foamy.
- Mix flour, cornstarch, and baking powder in a medium-sized bowl.
- Alternately add the quark, or Greek yogurt, and the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, and blend until just combined.
- Mix in the cooled-down, melted butter.
- Heat the oil to 320–340°F and carefully add small batter balls by using a small cookie scoop. The scoop should be no larger than 1 tablespoon. (If you don´t have an cookie scoop, you can use two teaspoons.)
- Fry the dough balls until golden brown.
- Remove the dough balls with a slotted spoon and roll them in the cinnamon-sugar blend.
Nutrition
Yield: 1 quark ballCalories: 60kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 1gFiber: 0.3gSugar: 5gNet Carbohydrates: 10g