Quarkbällchen (German Donut Balls)

5 from 1 vote

Quarkbällchen (German Donut Balls)

Quarkbällchen are delicious German Donuts made with Quark. You can also make them, if you do not have quark available, with a cream cheese and yoghurt mixture. These are made in no time - and eaten even faster.

Course Dessert

Cuisine German

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings donuts

Calories 115kcal

Author by Marita Sinden

Ingredients

1 cups Quark (or substitute with ½ cup Greek yogurt + ½ cup cream cheese)
3 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 eggs
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups all-purpose flour (UK plain flour)

To Fry

3 cups neutral oil such as rapeseed or canola oil

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Place the quark, sugar, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and eggs into a bowl. Mix until smooth and well combined.
1 cups Quark, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract , 1 teaspoon lemon zest , 2 eggs , 3 tablespoon granulated sugar
Combine the flour and baking powder, then gradually stir them into the quark mixture. The dough will be slightly sticky but not overly firm.
2 teaspoon baking powder, 2 cups all-purpose flour
In a saucepan, add the oil, ensuring it is about 10 cm (4 inches) deep. Heat the oil to 170°C (340°F). You can check the temperature with a kitchen thermometer or by dipping the handle of a wooden spoon into the oil—if bubbles form around the spoon, the oil is ready.
3 cups neutral oil
The easiest way to form the doughnuts is to dip a metal ice cream scoop into the hot oil and use it to carefully slide the dough into the oil. Alternatively, you can use two tablespoons to drop the doughnuts into the oil or shape the dough into balls with wet hands.
AvAvoid overcrowding the pan, as the doughnuts will expand. Turn them regularly to ensure even browning. The exact frying time will depend on the size of your doughnuts, but mine took about 5 minutes. To check for doneness, remove one doughnut and cut it open to ensure it's cooked through. If the doughnuts brown too quickly, lower the heat immediately.
Remove the doughnuts from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain them on a paper towel to remove excess oil. Then, roll them in cinnamon sugar or dust them with powdered sugar.

Notes

to make the cinnamon sugar: combine ½ cup of granulated sugar with 2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.

Nutrition