Langos: Hungarian Fried Bread, Basic Recipe

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in fat and calories

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber

Add 4 cups of flour to a stand mixer.

Sprinkle in 2 teaspoons of instant yeast.

Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2 teaspoons of salt.

Microwave 2 cups of water for about 45 seconds until warm, ensuring it's not too hot to touch.

Mix all ingredients in the bowl on third speed for 3 minutes.

Check the dough consistency; if sticky, add a little flour; if too dry, add a teaspoon or two of water.

Knead the dough for an additional 8 minutes until it's slightly sticky and soft.

Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover it, and let it rise for about 30 minutes until doubled in size.

After 30 minutes, remove the dough from the bowl and portion it into 8 pieces.

Cut the dough in half, then each half into four pieces to yield 8 portions.

Heat oil in a pot over medium-high heat until it reaches about 350°F.

Roll out each portion of dough to about a quarter of an inch thick, ensuring it's thicker in the center.

Stretch the dough from the center to make it thinner in the middle, ensuring not to break through.

Optionally, use cookie cutters to create decorative impressions around the edges of the dough.

Fry the shaped dough in the hot oil until golden brown and puffed up.

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