Hungarian Lángos Recipe | Crispy Fried Bread with 6 Delicious Toppings

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber.

Start by mixing water, flour, sugar, salt, and fresh yeast in a bowl.

Once a cohesive dough forms, scrape it down off the hook and cover with a plate to let it rest.

After resting, weigh the dough and divide it into six equal parts, each weighing 144 grams.

Roll each portion into a ball and place them on a tray lined with baking paper.

Stretch each dough ball into a disc shape, keeping the edges thicker than the center.

Heat oil to 150-160°C and drop the dough into the oil, frying until golden brown.

Once fried, place the langos on a rack to drain excess oil.

For the garlic butter topping, mix garlic with melted butter and brush it on the fried langos.

To make caramelized onions, heat oil in a pan and add thinly sliced onions, sprinkling with salt.

Cook the onions on medium-high heat, stirring every 3-4 minutes and adding water if necessary to deglaze.

Once caramelized, add balsamic cream and more salt to taste, then set aside.

For the sour cream topping, mix sour cream with lemon zest and juice, and salt to taste, then refrigerate.

Spread a generous amount of the lemon-flavored sour cream on a langos and top with grated cheese (young gouda).

For the smoked salmon topping, fry drained capers until crispy and set aside.

Spread cream cheese on a langos, add smoked salmon, sprinkle with fried capers, and garnish with fresh dill.

For the bean puree topping, blend scarlet runner beans until chunky, then spread on a langos.

Top the bean puree with slices of gherkin, watercress, a sprinkle of salt, and drizzle with pumpkin seed oil.

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