Traditional Krofne Recipe (Serbian/Croatian Donut)
Krofne are deep-fried donuts popular in Serbia and Croatia, made with milk, butter, flour, eggs, sugar, and yeast. Unlike traditional US donuts, krofne don't have a hole in the center. They are often filled with marmalade, chocolate, or vanilla custard, and can be topped with icing sugar, chocolate glaze, or sprinkles.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour – 6 cups
- Milk – 1 cup
- Sugar – ¼ cup
- Salt – 2 tsp
- Unsalted butter – 8 tbsp
- Active dry yeast – 2 ¼ tsp
- Hot water – 1 cup
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Large eggs – 3
- Cooking oil – 4 cups
- Vanilla sugar/fruit sugar/granulated sugar – for topping
Instructions
- Take one cup of milk, pour it into a small pan, and remove it from the flame when it’s about to start boiling. Let it cool down a bit in the same pan.
- Add unsalted butter, sugar, and salt to the pan and allow the butter to melt in it.
- Meanwhile, heat up the water (1 cup) and then dissolve in the dry yeast.
- Take a large bowl and start adding the milk mixture, yeast, lemon zest, and slightly-beaten eggs and mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Once all the ingredients are properly mixed, it’s time to add all-purpose flour in the same bowl and again mix it until smooth.
- Transfer the dough mixture to another greased bowl and cover it with plastic wrap (cling film). Allow it time to rise. If you want extra fluffy krofne, you can punch down the dough once it rises and let it rise again for the second time.
- Now punch down the dough and flatten it on a lightly floured surface. Make sure to keep the thickness to a half inch.
- Use a circle-shaped (cookie) cutter – ideally 3 to 5 inches in size to make perfectly round-shaped krofne.
- Let those nicely-cut krofne rise for about half an hour. Don’t forget to cover them with plastic wrap again!
- Take a medium-sized deep frying pan and heat it to 350 F (170 C). Of course, you can use a thermometer to maintain the temperature.
- Fry krofne in the hot oil and turn sides until golden brown. Take them out on an absorbent paper and dust them with the sugar of your choice (vanilla/fruit/granulated) while still hot. Voila!
Nutrition
Calories: 338kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 3gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 139mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3g
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