Hungarian cottage cheese dumplings (Túrógombóc)🇭🇺.

Ah, a true Hungarian classic! 😍 Túrógombóc (Hungarian Cottage Cheese Dumplings) 🇭🇺 are soft, delicate dumplings made with cottage cheese (or farmer’s cheese), rolled in buttery toasted breadcrumbs, and served with sour cream and powdered sugar.

Here’s the authentic recipe:


Ingredients (serves 4–6)

For the Dumplings:

  • 1 lb (450 g) dry cottage cheese or farmer’s cheese (well-drained, not watery)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup (100 g) fine semolina (búzadara)
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla sugar (or extract)
  • Pinch of salt
  • Zest of ½ lemon (optional, for freshness)

For Coating:

  • 1 ½ cups (150 g) plain breadcrumbs
  • 4 tbsp (60 g) unsalted butter

For Serving:

  • Sour cream
  • Powdered sugar