Prep20 min
Cook80 min
Total100 min
Bulgarian fried dough — a yoghurt-enriched batter dropped into hot oil, puffed and golden, eaten hot with jam, honey or crumbled sirene.
Ingredients
Serves:6
Ingredients
- 500 g plain flour
- 250 g plain yoghurt
- 2 pieces eggs
- 7 g dry yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 100 ml warm water
- 700 ml sunflower oil, for frying
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidence1389kcal · per serving
11.6g
Protein
69.4g
Carbs
119.5g
Fat
Recipe total: 8331 kcal · P 69.8g · C 416.5g · F 717.3g
Estimated from 8 of 8 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water and leave 10 minutes until foaming.
- 2Beat the eggs into the yoghurt, then combine with the yeast mixture.
- 3Work in the flour and salt to a soft, slightly sticky dough. Knead 5 minutes.
- 4Cover and leave in a warm place for 1 hour, until doubled.
- 5Heat the oil to 175°C in a deep pan.
- 6With oiled hands, tear off a ball of dough, flatten and stretch it thin in the middle, and lower it into the oil.
- 7Fry 1-2 minutes per side until deep gold and puffed. Drain on paper and serve immediately.
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Questions and answers
How long does Mekitsi take to make?
About 100 minutes: 20 min prep and 80 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Mekitsi?
8 ingredients: plain flour, plain yoghurt, eggs, dry yeast, sugar, salt, warm water, sunflower oil.
How many servings does this Mekitsi recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Mekitsi?
About 1389 kcal, with 11.6 g protein, 69.4 g carbohydrate and 119.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Mekitsi recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Mekitsi?
Mekitsi comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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