Lángos (Hungarian Fried Flatbread)
Hungary's beach and market snack — a potato-enriched yeast dough stretched by hand and deep-fried until puffed and golden, then brushed with garlic, spread with sour cream and buried in grated cheese.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g plain flour
- 200 g floury potato, boiled and mashed
- 7 g dried yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 250 ml milk, lukewarm
- 1 l sunflower oil, for frying
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 tbsp warm water
- 300 g sour cream
- 200 g Trappista or other mild semi-hard cheese, grated
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 12377 kcal · P 121.8g · C 459.3g · F 1131.1g
Estimated from 11 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the lukewarm milk and leave for 5 minutes until foamy.
- 2Mix the flour, mashed potato and salt, add the yeasted milk and knead for 8 minutes into a soft, slightly sticky dough. Cover and leave for 1 hour until doubled.
- 3Stir the crushed garlic into the warm water and leave it to infuse.
- 4Divide the dough into 6 balls. With oiled hands, stretch each on an oiled surface into a round about 20 cm across, thinner in the middle than at the rim.
- 5Heat the oil to 175°C/350°F in a wide, deep pan and fry the lángos one at a time for 1–2 minutes a side, until puffed and golden; drain on kitchen paper.
- 6Brush each hot lángos with the garlic water, spread with the sour cream and scatter thickly with the cheese. Eat at once, while the dough is still crisp.
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Questions and answers
How long does Lángos (Hungarian Fried Flatbread) take to make?
About 40 minutes: 25 min prep and 15 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Lángos (Hungarian Fried Flatbread)?
11 ingredients: plain flour, floury potato, dried yeast, sugar, salt, milk, sunflower oil, garlic cloves, warm water, sour cream, Trappista or other mild semi-hard cheese.
How many servings does this Lángos (Hungarian Fried Flatbread) recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Lángos (Hungarian Fried Flatbread)?
About 2063 kcal, with 20.3 g protein, 76.5 g carbohydrate and 188.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Lángos (Hungarian Fried Flatbread) recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Lángos (Hungarian Fried Flatbread)?
Lángos (Hungarian Fried Flatbread) comes from Hungarian cuisine.
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