Curd balls: cooking options, recipes, ingredients

September 5, 2019
Dessert
Regina Fedotova

One of the simplest, yet delicious desserts made from cottage cheese are fried balls. Many people have known this delicacy since childhood. Recipes for fried curd balls are quite diverse. Some people add only flour to the dough, while others add semolina. You can also make a breading from this product for a beautiful crust. In addition to frying in oil, they also use an oven or simply boiling water. Therefore, you can safely experiment and delight the whole family with something delicious.

Classic dessert option

These curd balls are prepared in a frying pan or in a saucepan. Serve them hot, it will be tastier. But for a large family, you should immediately prepare a large portion, because the balls fly away very quickly.

To prepare such a dish from cottage cheese, you need to take the following products:

250 grams of cottage cheese with high fat content, from 15 percent;
one hundred grams of sugar;
two eggs;
a little vanillin;
half a teaspoon of soda;
a teaspoon of vinegar;
250 grams of flour;
400 ml vegetable oil;
salt to taste.

Beat eggs with sugar in a bowl, add cottage cheese. Using a mixer, beat everything again into a homogeneous mass.

In another container, combine flour, salt and vanillin, add soda. Pour the mixture into the cottage cheese and eggs. Add vinegar. Stir the ingredients with a spoon, quickly enough. Then you will get a soft dough.

The oil is poured into a container and heated. Form balls with a spoon and drop them into oil. Ready-made curd balls do not last long in deep frying. As soon as they become fried, remove them using a slotted spoon.

Deep-fried cottage cheese balls - a simple and original dessert

From cottage cheese, eggs and flour you can make delicious golden brown koloboks, which are delicious not only in their freshest, freshly fried form, but also cold the next day. This dessert can be served for dinner, on the tea table, and some can be put in the child’s lunch box for school.

There are many variations of the classic recipe. All products that taste well with cottage cheese can be safely introduced and combined with each other. For example, you can prepare a savory dessert by choosing fresh herbs, spices and salty cheese.

Sweet dried fruits (dried apricots, raisins, prunes) can be combined with chocolate, fresh berries and fruits.

Usually, curd balls are fried in oil (deep-fried). This way it is possible to obtain a uniform golden crust around the entire circumference of the bun. But you can get by by frying it on both sides in a frying pan, and if you wish, bake the butter balls in the oven.

Tasty dish

How to make cottage cheese balls? Start mixing the ingredients. To do this, combine flour, cottage cheese, add eggs and sugar. The bite and soda are introduced. The dough turns out soft. Form balls from it, roll each one in semolina. Let the curd balls sit for about five minutes.

Warm up the oil. They send balls at him. They should float freely. As soon as they are ready, remove them carefully using a slotted spoon.

Then place each ball on napkins to drain off excess oil. Then roll them in powdered sugar. Serve immediately.

Delight for those with a sweet tooth

It’s so nice to know for sure that the food we eat is 100% natural , without chemical additives or other impurities. Today we will share with you recipes for delicious sweets! They are prepared easily and quickly, which is good news.)

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Another option with semolina

For this recipe for cottage cheese balls you will also need cereal. However, unlike the previous option, it is kneaded directly into the dough. For this dish you need to take:

two eggs;
two hundred grams of cottage cheese;
a glass of flour;
the same amount of sugar;
a glass of cereal;
half a teaspoon of soda;
a tablespoon of bite;
vegetable oil for frying.

How to make cottage cheese balls? Cottage cheese is poured into a bowl, eggs are added. Mix both ingredients together. Add cereal and sugar and stir. Add soda, quenched with vinegar. Add sifted flour and knead the dough. Then they let it sit for about twenty minutes so that the semolina disperses.

Then they form balls with a diameter of a couple of centimeters from it. The oil is heated and the balls are dropped into it. Fry until golden brown.

Cooking secrets and tricks

Knowing how to make cottage cheese balls, the temptation is great to come up with something new and special. Subtleties well known to chefs will help with this.

If it’s a pity to spend too much oil on frying, then you can do something smarter. It is enough to take a metal mug with a capacity of 250-300 ml. Fill 1/3 with oil and put it on fire. You can fry the balls by submerging each one with a metal slotted spoon. Frying will take more time, but you will be able to save oil.
The balls can be fried as they are. But it is quite acceptable to use different breadings. For example, chopped nuts, sesame seeds, crushed cookies, crackers, etc. If the breading is sweet, then they make not fried balls, but cooled ones - tender cakes.
You can store the finished dessert for a short time, but be sure to store it in the refrigerator. If we are talking about fried or baked balls, you can always heat them in the microwave before serving.
Balls cooked in the oven can be used as a base for making cakes. To do this, a portion of sweet filling is injected inside with a confectionery syringe: jam, condensed milk, chocolate cream, etc.
Adding aromatic additives to it will not spoil the taste of the future dessert. These can be essences, as well as spices and alcoholic beverages. For example, cinnamon, coriander, paprika, bergamot, orange zest, liqueurs, cognac, champagne. The main thing is to remember that you need to add a little at a time so as not to overdo it.

Very simple recipe

This balls recipe contains few ingredients and is very easy to prepare. For this dessert you need to take:

three hundred grams of cottage cheese, a product with any fat content is suitable;
a couple of eggs;
60 grams of sugar;
a little vanilla sugar for flavor, optional;
three hundred grams of flour, pre-sifted;
a teaspoon of baking powder.

The cottage cheese is placed in a deep bowl, then both types of sugar and eggs are added. Beat everything thoroughly with a blender until the mass becomes homogeneous. You can also use a simple fork, but then more time will be spent.

Add flour and baking powder and stir. You should get a dough that is easy to form into a ball. If necessary, add more flour. Place the resulting mixture for the curd balls on the table and knead with your hands for another five minutes. Cover the container with cling film and leave for fifteen minutes.

Then divide the dough into sausages, cut off a piece from them. Rolling balls. Place on a baking sheet lightly sprinkled with flour. Space is left between them.

Heat the oil in a frying pan. There should be enough of it so that the ball is completely covered with it. Heat and slightly reduce the heat under the frying pan. Add the curd balls to the oil and fry on all sides. They will increase in volume and turn golden. Place the finished balls on a napkin to drain the oil. Before serving, you can sprinkle the workpiece with powdered sugar.

Cottage cheese balls fried in oil - a classic recipe

It’s quite easy to prepare cottage cheese balls, the main thing is to take a deep frying pan in which the cottage cheese balls will be fried.

Ingredients:

325 g of curd product;
65 g granulated sugar;
2 eggs;
325 g flour;
6 g baking powder;
6 g flavored sugar (optional)

Preparation:

Place the curd product of any fat content in a bowl, add regular sugar and, if desired, flavored sugar, and also beat in the eggs.
Blend until smooth using an immersion blender or simply mash with a fork.
Sift the flour and baking powder into the mixture and knead the dough until the mixture sticks to your hands. The exact amount of flour will depend on how fatty the cottage cheese is.
Then cover the dough with a towel and give it time to rest.
Then we roll it into a sausage, divide it into equal pieces and roll each into balls the size of a walnut.
Pour enough oil into a deep frying pan so that the ball practically drowns in it.
Fry the buns in hot oil until golden, take them out on a napkin to remove excess fat, transfer them to a plate and sprinkle with sweet powder.

Cooking balls in the oven

This recipe will appeal to those who do not make similar desserts due to the large amount of butter. To prepare a delicious dish in the oven, you will need the following products:

one egg;
250 grams of cottage cheese;
a little salt;
40 grams of sugar;
160 grams of flour;
a teaspoon of baking powder.

Place the cottage cheese in a bowl, add salt, sugar and egg. Mix the products thoroughly. It is better to turn everything into a homogeneous mass using a blender. Then sift flour and baking powder into the cottage cheese. Knead soft dough. Roll balls with your hands. To prevent the dough from sticking, you can wet your fingers with cold water. Place the blanks on parchment and transfer it to a baking sheet. Bake for thirty minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. These balls are good both hot and cold.

Cooking with condensed milk

If it happens that the cottage cheese begins to sour, then do not rush to throw it away, because you can make a delicious dessert from it - cottage cheese balls with condensed milk.

Ingredients:

155 g curd product;
125 g flour;
1 large egg;
85 ml condensed milk;
6 g baking powder.

Preparation:

Beat the egg into the mixer bowl, pour in the condensed milk and beat the ingredients with a mixer.
Place the curd product into the resulting mixture, add a pinch of salt and stir again until smooth.
Now add the sifted flour along with baking powder and knead the dough.
Pinch off small pieces from the dough and roll them into balls, which we fry until golden brown in a large amount of oil.
To prevent the dessert from being so greasy, first place the finished products on a napkin, and only then transfer them to another dish and, if desired, sprinkle with sweet powder.

Creamy balls

There are a lot of ingredients in this recipe, but the dessert itself is very tender. To prepare this dish you need to take:

six eggs;
800 grams of cottage cheese;
a couple of tablespoons of sugar;
one hundred grams of sour cream;
250 grams of flour;
one hundred grams of flour for sprinkling;
half a teaspoon of salt;
50 grams of butter;
vegetable oil for frying.

The cottage cheese must be squeezed out of excess moisture in advance and thoroughly rubbed through a sieve. The butter is melted. Beat the eggs with a whisk. Then, without stopping whisking, add sugar and sour cream. Oil is introduced in parts. Add the mixture to the cottage cheese. Mix the products thoroughly.

Add flour and salt little by little. Stir the ingredients each time. The dough should be soft and easy to roll out.

Roll it out into a layer a couple of centimeters thick. They cut out the cakes and make balls out of them. Roll each one in flour. Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan. Each ball is fried in it. To get rid of excess oil, place the finished product on napkins. Before serving, you can pour condensed milk over the delicate delicacy.

Pumpkin balls with chocolate

Ingredients:

200 g oatmeal
200g pumpkin puree
150 g almonds
4 tbsp. l. pumpkin seeds
200 g milk powder
200 g powdered sugar
100 g butter
vanillin
cinnamon

Preparation:

Grind the seeds and oatmeal. The oil should be at room temperature. Now add all the ingredients to the container and mix well. Now form balls from the resulting mass and you can sprinkle them with nuts!

In the refrigerator for an hour.

Carrot balls

Ingredients:

100 g cashews
200 g rolled oats
150 g applesauce
2 medium carrots
200 g vanilla protein mixture or milk powder
coconut flakes
vanillin
cinnamon
nutmeg

Preparation:

Combine cashews, rolled oats, protein powder, spices and applesauce in a food processor. Add grated carrots and mix thoroughly. Make balls from the prepared mixture and roll them in coconut flakes.

Leave in the refrigerator for a couple of hours!

Dietary cottage cheese balls with coconut flakes in the oven

Well, how can we leave lovers of proper nutrition without such yummy food? Therefore, as promised, we have prepared for you a recipe for cottage cheese balls without oil, which we will cook in the oven. Such balls, or donuts as they are also called, are less caloric and not as harmful as fried ones. That's why they fly away quickly.

Ingredients:

Cottage cheese - 400 gr.
Egg - 1 pc.
Sugar - 60 gr.
Flour - 130-140 gr.
Vanillin – 1 sachet
Baking powder - 4 gr.
Coconut flakes - 100 gr.

A little coconut shavings can be added to the curd dough itself.

Step by step recipe.

Step 1. Mix pre-sifted flour with vanillin, baking powder and sugar. Mix thoroughly so that all ingredients are evenly distributed. The flour is sifted to make the dough airy. Accordingly, the curd balls will be fluffy.

Step 2. Place 400 grams of cottage cheese in another bowl and break one egg into it. Using a spoon, grind the cottage cheese.

Step 3. Gradually add the dry flour mixture to the cottage cheese. Mix with a spoon until it becomes thick. Bring it to the desired consistency with your hands. The dough should be airy and homogeneous without lumps. It should not stick to your hands.

Step 4. Pour coconut flakes into a container where it will be convenient to roll the cottage cheese balls. Pinch off small pieces of dough and form into circles. Roll on all sides in shavings.

Step 5. Place all the balls on a baking sheet with parchment paper at a distance from each other. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 30 minutes. Closer to the end of baking, check their degree of readiness so that they do not burn.

Chocolate balls

Ingredients:

100 g peanut butter
200 g protein chocolate mixture
3 tbsp. l. crushed flax seeds
50 g honey
5 tbsp. chocolate chips

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients and form into balls. Place in the refrigerator for an hour. Enjoy!)

All these sweets can be filled with nuts or raisins - whatever you want!

Video on how to cook deep-fried koloboks

Well, I offer this option for making airy curd balls in a video format, so that there are no questions left if something was not clear in the previous recipes.

Well, in the end I want to offer an interesting idea if you want something special. When rolling the balls, put different fillings inside to make the taste even more interesting. This could be a piece of fresh or canned fruit, cashews, peanuts or any other nut, or maybe a piece of chocolate, which will melt when fried and create an awesome liquid core.

Try it and you will definitely like it.

That's all for today, thank you for your attention.

How to prepare cottage cheese balls?

Balls of curd dough can be made both sweet and salty; the national dish of the Hungarians is balls with semolina and bell pepper, which are served with soup. But the treat is better known as a sweet dessert.

Since the main product is cottage cheese, it must be chosen carefully. Take not dry and not liquid, white or cream color. Culinary experts advise staying at a high percentage of fat content.
The cottage cheese needs to be thoroughly rubbed, then the products will turn out fluffy.
Cottage cheese balls can be made less caloric if you replace sugar with fructose.
Breading of nuts, sesame seeds or crushed cookies will add a mild flavor.