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Rollkuchen
Mennonite fried dough strips eaten with cold watermelon
CanadianIn the Russian Mennonite villages of southern Manitoba around Steinbach and Altona, late August means rollkuchen and watermelon: thin strips of fried dough, crisp and puffed with hollow pockets, eaten with cold slices of melon on the side. The pairing of hot, salty-ish dough and sweet, icy fruit is the whole joy of it. Some families dust them with sugar or dip them in syrup. A common mistake is rolling the dough thick; it should be about 3 mm so it blisters and stays light. Chef's tip: keep the oil at 180 °C and fry only a few at a time so they don't soak up grease.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 10 ½ oz plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup soured cream
- 4 ¼ cups vegetable oilfor deep-frying
- 2 ¼ lb watermelonchilled and sliced, to serve
- 2 tbsp icing sugar (optional)for dusting
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Mix 10 ½ oz plain flour, 2 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp salt. Beat 2 eggs, ½ cup milk and ¼ cup soured cream together and stir into the flour to a soft, slightly sticky dough.
5 minStep 2: Knead briefly until smooth, then rest under a bowl for 10 minutes.
10 minStep 3: Roll the dough on a floured surface to about 3 mm thick. Cut into strips about 5 × 10 cm and cut a slit in the middle of each.
5 minStep 4: Heat 4 ¼ cups vegetable oil in a deep pan to 350°F (a cube of bread browns in 30 seconds). Fry three or four strips at a time for about 1 minute a side, until puffed and golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Never leave hot oil unattended.
20 minStep 5: Dust with 2 tbsp icing sugar if you like and serve warm with the cold 2 ¼ lb watermelon.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 340 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 38 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does rollkuchen take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of baking powder?
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda + ½ tsp cream of tartar per 1 tsp.
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