Lithuanian Spurgos

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 500 g quark or layered cheese
• 2 eggs (size M)
• 3 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 5 tbsp sugar or powdered sugar or mixed
• 2 tsp, leveled baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 500 g flour
• ½ liter oil for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 5 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

Quark balls

Place the quark or layered cheese in a bowl. Add the eggs, sugar or powdered sugar, vanilla sugar, a pinch of salt, and the baking powder. Mix the mixture well, then gradually add the flour. The dough should be firm, but it’s okay if it’s still sticky. Heat the oil (I used heat 6 out of 12, so half the heat). Personally, I don’t need a whole liter, more like 1/2 liter or a little less. Now form balls the size of a ping-pong ball out of the dough and drop them into the hot oil. Once the spurgos are brown, they’re done. Let them dry on kitchen paper and later dust with powdered sugar.