Quark balls

Ingredients for 3 servings:

• 250 g quark (low-fat quark)
• 500 g potatoes, cooked
• 1 egg(s)
• 1 pinch(s) of salt and nutmeg
• 50 g flour
• 50 g sugar
• 2 tbsp raisins, maybe more or less
• ½ lemon(s), zest and juice
• Flour for the work surface
• oil
• Powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar, for sprinkling

Instructions

Working time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Saxon style

Mix the quark with the mashed potatoes, egg, lemon juice and zest, salt, nutmeg, flour, sugar, and raisins to form a smooth dough. Roll out the dough on a floured surface into a log about 5 cm in diameter. Cut these crosswise into 2 cm thick slices and form them into 1.5 cm thick balls with an 8 cm diameter (they don’t have to be exactly 8 cm, of course, but my grandmother passed on the recipe to me exactly as it is, and I’m passing it on). Heat the oil in a pan and fry the balls on both sides until golden brown. Remove from the pan and drain the fat on kitchen paper. Immediately sprinkle the balls with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar. Serve with applesauce, fresh fruit, or red fruit compote.