Hungary · Central Europe
Lángos
Deep-fried dough with garlic water, sour cream and cheese.
90 min Serves 6 mediumstreet-foodvegetarianfried
Ingredients
- 500g flour
- 7g dried yeast
- 300ml warm milk
- 1 boiled potato, mashed
- Oil for frying
- Garlic, sour cream, grated cheese
Method
- 1
Mix flour, yeast, milk, mashed potato and salt into a sticky dough; prove 1 hour.
- 2
Stretch pieces into thin rounds with oiled hands.
- 3
Fry in hot oil about a minute a side until puffed and gold.
- 4
Brush at once with garlic crushed into water.
- 5
Top with sour cream and cheese.
Budget note
Flour, yeast and one potato — market food at market prices.
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From the book
The Milk Bar Handbook
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