If you want to please your loved ones with a delicious delicacy, we recommend preparing cottage cheese balls according to any recipe presented below. As a result, from the same products that are used to prepare regular cheesecakes, you will get tender curd donuts. They can be prepared with filling or simply sprinkled with powdered sugar on top to give the golden brown balls an even more appetizing appearance.
How to make cottage cheese balls
1. Break the egg into a deep cup (don’t forget to wash the shell first). Add sugar. 2. Stir until smooth.
3. Add cottage cheese. 4. Stir, trying to knead the curd lumps as small as possible. 5. Then add flour, vanilla sugar and soda. 6. Knead the dough, it should turn out soft and not stick to your hands. You can add a little flour; it is difficult to indicate the exact amount in the recipe, since it all depends on the fat content of the cottage cheese. As soon as it stops sticking, stop adding flour. The softer the dough, the softer the balls will be. 7. Roll out the sausage to about 2 cm in diameter and cut into equal bars. For clarity, in the photo so that you can see the approximate size, I will put a teaspoon next to it. 8. Roll the balls. 9. Pour vegetable oil into a small saucepan or duck pot, as in our case, fill it to about 5-7 cm from the bottom. Try to choose a dish with a narrow bottom so that the donuts are completely submerged and you use less oil. Heat it thoroughly over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium and cook on it. Throw the curd balls into the heated fryer. 10. You can drown the koloboks a couple of times and turn them over so that they brown evenly. 11. Using a slotted spoon, remove the buns from the fryer and place in a colander (iron sieve) to allow excess oil to drain. You can place it on a paper napkin; it will also absorb excess fat.
Recipe 1: curd balls fried in oil (with photos step by step)
- cottage cheese (at least 15% fat content) – 250 g,
- granulated sugar – 2 tbsp.,
- chicken table egg – 1 pc.,
- vanilla sugar – 2 tbsp.,
- baking soda – ½ tsp,
- table vinegar (lemon juice) – 1 tsp,
- wheat flour (premium grade) – 2 tbsp.,
- fine crystalline sea salt or table salt - a pinch,
- oil (deodorized) – 400 ml.
Separately, break the chicken egg into a small bowl and add salt, granulated sugar and flavoring (vanillin, zest or coffee extract). Mix the mixture thoroughly with a whisk until smooth.
Then add cottage cheese (to make the balls more tender, the cottage cheese needs to be rubbed through a sieve or blended with a blender).
Then add soda, quenched with vinegar.
And add flour.
Gradually knead into a soft, tender dough.
Pinch off small pieces of dough and roll into balls the size of nuts. To make this easier, wet your hands with sunflower oil.
Place the curd balls in the heated oil and cook them over low heat until they are well fried inside.
Place the balls in portions, as they increase in size during cooking. At this stage it is important to heat the oil thoroughly!
Using a slotted spoon, remove the balls onto a paper towel to remove any remaining oil.
Then transfer them to a plate and sprinkle with powder if desired.
Bon appetit!
General cooking principles
Classic cottage cheese balls are made in the same way as cheesecakes. Cottage cheese, flour, sugar and eggs are mixed into the dough from which the balls are made. But then the processes are a little different. The balls should be rolled in flour, semolina or breadcrumbs and fried in a large amount of vegetable oil, heated as much as possible. Frying time is 7-10 minutes. During this period, the curd dish will not only reach readiness, but will also acquire a pleasant golden color. Remove the balls from the dish where they were fried using a slotted spoon and place them on a dish lined with napkins or a paper towel. This must be done in order to remove excess fat. You can also prepare cottage cheese balls in the oven. This will have a slight effect on the taste of the finished dish, but you won’t have to be afraid of flooding your body with extra calories. For this dish, it is better to preheat the oven to 180 degrees in advance, and wait about half an hour for it to be ready. Unlike cheesecakes, curd balls can not only be fried and baked, but also boiled in boiling water with the addition of a small amount of table salt. This cooking option will make the dish taste more like dumplings. By the way, in this case the balls should also be rolled, but it is best to roll them in regular flour. Unfortunately, this cooking method is not suitable for all recipes. For example: it is still better to prepare options with filling according to the classical canons. There are also recipes for cottage cheese balls that do not require heat treatment at all. This will be discussed below, so go ahead!
Deep fried
The recipe for curd balls fried in oil is practically no different from recipes that do not require frying. You just need to add flour or semolina for coating and heat well a large amount of vegetable oil suitable for deep frying. Deep-fried curd balls with condensed milk are also called filled donuts. Ruddy, with a soft tender center and an appetizing crispy crust, they are a favorite delicacy for children and adults.
Ingredients:
2 eggs; 5 g vanilla sugar; 220 g flour; 20 g sugar; 200 g boiled condensed milk; 450 g cottage cheese 9%; powdered sugar for sprinkling; a teaspoon of baking powder; 400 ml vegetable oil.
Preparation:
- Add both types of sugar and eggs to the dry cottage cheese, rub with a fork until a smooth mass is obtained without lumps.
- Add flour and baking powder, knead into a slightly sticky dough.
- With wet hands, roll a small ball of dough, flatten it into a flat cake, put boiled condensed milk in the middle and pinch the edges, forming a ball again.
- Place the prepared batch on a floured table or cutting board.
- Heat the vegetable oil and carefully place the curd mixtures into it, deep-fry over medium heat so that the balls have time to bake and maintain a golden crust.
- Remove the finished donuts and place them on a paper towel to drain excess fat. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
Curd balls with fillings
Whatever you say, making cottage cheese balls the same way as cheesecakes is boring and uninteresting. This breakfast will not be much different from the standard one. Therefore, you should start with an equally simple, but more attractive option - filled curd balls. To do this you need to take:
- cottage cheese – 350-400 g;
- semolina – 100 g;
- chicken eggs – 2 pcs.;
- sugar and salt - to taste;
- filling -...
The action begins by beating the cottage cheese with a mixer/blender until smooth and creamy. After this, egg yolks, semolina, salt, sugar are added to it and everything is thoroughly mixed into a kind of dough. The prepared mass should be left alone for 15-20 minutes so that the semolina swells a little. During this time, you need to beat the egg whites waiting in the wings until you get stable white peaks. After the specified time, the protein mass is carefully mixed with the curd. The dough is ready. Now you need to make balls with a diameter of 4-6 cm from it. Then flatten each ball into a flat cake, put the filling in the middle and turn the edges back into a ball. Fry the curd dessert with filling for about 10 minutes in a large volume of hot oil. If desired, the balls can be baked in the oven (180°C – 30 minutes). It won't make them any worse. The finished product can be topped with jam or melted chocolate.
A few words about the filling. As such, you can use a variety of goodies:
- dried apricots;
- prunes;
- fresh strawberries;
- boiled condensed milk;
- pieces of chocolate, etc.
If dried fruits are used as a filling, then they should first be poured with boiling water and, covered with a lid, allowed to stand for 15 minutes. Thanks to the water procedure, dried apricots or prunes will become much softer.
Curd balls, recipe with cheese
Ordinary cheese can add additional flavor to curd balls. Household members will certainly appreciate this culinary innovation. To prepare such a breakfast you need to get out of the bins:
- cottage cheese – 200 g;
- flour – 2.5-3 cups (possibly a little more);
- hard cheese – 200 g;
- sugar – 150-200 g;
- sour cream – 2 tablespoons;
- eggs – 3 pcs.;
- baking soda or baking powder - 1 teaspoon or bag, respectively;
- vinegar - if using soda.
Beat the eggs well, add sugar, add sour cream and beat again. Pour the resulting mass into a bowl where grated cheese and cottage cheese are already mixed together. Continue whisking all ingredients until the mixture becomes homogeneous. After this, pour flour into a bowl, add soda slaked with vinegar (baking powder) and knead the dough. Then everything is according to the standard: stick the balls and fry. This dish is best served with sour cream. Although, there are no restrictions here. Whoever likes it more.
Recipe 3: curd balls fried in oil (step-by-step photos)
- Homemade cottage cheese 9% – 300 g
- Flour - 1 tbsp.
- Chicken eggs - 1 pc.
- Sugar – 4 tbsp.
- Salt – 1 pinch
- Baking powder – 1 tsp.
- Refined vegetable oil - for deep frying
In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, flour, eggs, sugar, salt, baking powder and mix thoroughly. You may need a little more or a little less flour; the dough should be soft and easily roll into balls.
Roll the resulting dough into balls the size of a walnut.
Heat refined vegetable oil, drop in a small piece of dough. If the dough floats to the top, the oil has warmed up, and you can lower the curd balls (do not put many balls at once, they should “float” freely in the oil). Fry until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
Remove the balls to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain off excess oil.
The curd balls are ready. Bon appetit!
Curd snack balls
Who said that cottage cheese balls must be sweet? Not at all! They make a great snack. You just need to prepare:
- cottage cheese – 250 g;
- hard cheese – 100 g (it’s best to use Parmesan, but any other will do);
- flour – 150-200 g;
- eggs – 2 pcs.;
- garlic – 2-3 cloves;
- dill – 1/2 bunch;
- soda – 1/2 teaspoon;
- vinegar - to extinguish soda;
- salt - to taste.
Grate the cheese, crush the garlic with a press, and finely chop the greens. Combine all ingredients except flour in a deep bowl and beat with a blender until smooth. Then add flour to the mixture and knead the dough. Divide the finished mass into balls, roll each of them in breadcrumbs and fry in oil. You can serve this appetizer with anything and everything.
Cooking cottage cheese balls in the oven
Probably not only adults love such baked goods, but also children are very delighted with them. To make the cottage cheese balls healthier, we will not fry them in vegetable oil. Let's do it a little differently, bake the finished products in the oven. I assure you that this will not affect the taste, rather the opposite... The donuts turn out incredibly tasty.
We will need:
- Wheat flour - 1 cup
- Baking powder - 0.75 tsp.
- Granulated sugar - 2 tablespoons
- Salt - 0.5 teaspoon
- Cottage cheese - 250 gr.
- Quail egg - 4 pcs.
Preparation:
1. Prepare the cottage cheese. First of all, rub it through a metal sieve with a fine hole. Grind the dairy product using a spoon or spatula.
2. Add quail eggs, salt and sugar to the cottage cheese. We continue to grind all the ingredients until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.
3. It remains to add flour. First of all, sift it through a sieve. And then pour in small portions into the bowl with the curd mass. Continue kneading until smooth.
When ready, the dough should be soft and not sticky. That is why do not rush to add the entire amount of flour.
Form small balls from the finished dough. place on a sheet, having previously spread parchment paper on it.
We will bake the donuts for 20-25 minutes, preheating the oven to 180 degrees.
When ready, remove our donuts from the oven. Let them cool a little and you can safely serve them. Be sure to try this option, I’m sure you’ll really like it.
Cottage cheese balls without frying
Of course, such a dessert is not at all similar to cheesecakes. Rather, it resembles glazed chocolate curd cheeses. Children really like this dish. So, you can try it. Moreover, for this you only need:
- cottage cheese – 400 g;
- sugar – 4 tablespoons;
- cocoa powder – 1 tablespoon;
- milk – 3 + 4 tablespoons for glaze;
- chocolate – 100 g.
Mix cocoa, sugar and 3 tablespoons of milk in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and let cool for about 10-15 minutes. During this time, beat the cottage cheese with a mixer and add the mixture from the ladle. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth. Using a spoon dipped in cold water, form curd balls. If desired, they can be rolled in powdered sugar or coconut flakes. In the same bowl where the cocoa was cooked, break the chocolate, add 2 tablespoons of milk and put the bowl on the fire, stirring the mixture constantly. When the chocolate has melted, use a spoon to drop the balls into the resulting glaze and roll there to cover the entire surface. Place the finished dessert on a plate and put it in the refrigerator for a while so that the glaze hardens.
