Quarkbällchen (Quark Fritters)
A recipe for Quarkbällchen (Quark Fritters)! These soft and tender balls of dough are fried until golden and rolled in sugar.
Servings 18 Fritters
Ingredients
Topping:
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar for rolling
Quarkbällchen:
- 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons (300 grams) Quark
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (75 grams) granulated sugar
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Grated zest of 1/2 lemon optional
- 1 2/3 cups (scant, 200 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 cups (1 liter) vegetable oil
Instructions
- Place a cooling rack over a sheet pan.
- Place about 1 cup (200 grams) sugar in a wide plate for coating the fritters. Set aside.
- Place the Quark in a mixing bowl and whisk in the eggs.
- Then whisk in the 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of sugar, the salt, vanilla, and zest, if using.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder.
- Switching to a wooden spoon, beat in the flour mixture just until well-combined. Don't overmix. Set aside.
- Pour the oil into a medium pot and set over medium-high heat. Bring the oil to 350˚F (180˚C). When the oil is at the right temperature, regulate the heat to keep the temperature steady.
- Using an ice cream scoop, scoop five fritters into the pot.
- Let them cook, turning once, for 3 to 4 minutes. They should be golden brown all over. If they are browning too quickly, that is a sign that the oil is too hot.
- Using a spider or fork, remove the fritters carefully from the oil and place on the cooling rack just for a moment while you portion the next round of fritters and place them in the oil.
- While the second round of fritters is in the oil, roll the first batch of fritters in the bowl of sugar.
- Put the sugared fritters back on the cooling rack.
- Repeat with the remaining batter and sugar.