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