András from RetroRetek tells us that one of his favourite Hungarian childhood memories is Eating "lángos" on the beach at lake Balaton in summer time, which is a typical beach food for Hungarians. Lángos is a deep fried pastry with Turkish origin which is usually eaten with garlic, sour cream and cheese on top. This savoury treat sounded just a bit too good to pass by - so here András has kindly shared a photograph and recipe so we can all put it to our very own test!
Lángos
Ingredients
300 g all-purpose flour 7 g dried (instant) yeast 250 ml water 1/2 teaspoon salt sunflower oil for frying toppings: sour cream, grated cheese, garlic
Method
In a mug dissolve the salt in the water. In a bowl combine the sifted flour with the yeast. Add salty water to it and stir through (if it’s very sticky, add a little bit more flour). Work the dough with a wooden spoon or with your hands until the dough comes off the sides of the bowl and gets smooth. Leave the dough in the bowl, cover with a clean cloth and let it rise for 30-40 minutes or until it has doubled in bulk.
Once it is rested, carefully tip out the dough onto a floured surface, stretch out into a square and cut out about 10 cm (3,93 inch) round shapes with a big glass (big cookie cutter also good). Stretch out each piece with your fingers into a rund shape with the centre being thinner than the edges. Let the pieces rest for another 30 minutes on the floured surface.
In a saucepan heat sunflower oil. Place lángos into the hot oil, fry it on one side until golden brown then turn. Repeat with the remaining lángos dough.
Serve while it’s hot. You can eat it simple or sprinkle with chopped garlic or douse with garlic water and top with grated cheese and sour cream.
This recipe makes about 10 lángos, depending on the size.
Enjoy!
Recipe and photo provided by Andras from RetroRetek.
Source:
http://www.ziziadventures.com/2012/08/langos-hungarian-street-food.html
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