Papanasi: Sweet Cheese Donuts with Blueberry & Cream

Name: Papanasi: Sweet Cheese Donuts with Blueberry & Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 500 grams Twarog cheese (or see substitutions); 300 grams flour; 2 eggs; 1.5 teaspoons baking powder; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 0.25 teaspoon salt; zest of one lemon; 1.5 cups crème fraîche (or see substitutions); 1.5 cups blueberry syrup (or see substitutions); 2 cups sunflower oil (or other neutral oil for frying)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:15min

Papanasi (pronounced papanash) are Romanian fried donuts made with a fluffy and fragrant sweet cheese dough and served with soured cream (smântâna) and blueberry preserves (dulceață de afine).

Updated at: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:00:56 GMT