Hungarian Cottage Cheese Balls (Túrógombóc)

Ingredients

• 500 g cottage cheese (or farmer’s cheese)
• 2 eggs
• 80 g semolina (½ cup)
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar
• pinch of salt
• 100 g breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp butter
• powdered sugar (for serving)

Instructions

1. Mix cottage cheese, eggs, semolina, vanilla sugar, and salt in a bowl.
2. Refrigerate the mixture for 30 minutes.
3. Form small balls with your hands.
4. Boil salted water and cook the balls for 5–7 minutes until they float.
5. In a pan melt butter and toast breadcrumbs until golden.
6. Roll the cooked balls in the toasted breadcrumbs.
7. Serve with powdered sugar on top.