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Hungarian Lángos

Barbara
One of the most beloved Hungarian street foods. 
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Rise time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine Hungarian
Servings 8 Lángos

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups lukewarm milk
  • ½ cup lukewarm water
  • 1 pkt. yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil, plus more for frying

Instructions
 

  • Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and stir ingredients together with a wooden spoon. Dough will be very sticky.
  • Once ingredients are well combined, remove spoon. Flour hands and turn dough out of the bowl onto a lightly floured work surface.
  • Knead the dough for 10 minutes and continue to knead the dough until it is smooth. The dough will be soft and sticky.
  • Form the dough into a ball and place it back into the mixing bowl.
  • Cover bowl with a dish towel and place the bowl in a cold oven. Turn on oven light (not the heat) and allow dough to rise for an hour. Dough will double in size.
  • Get out a cookie sheet and oil it generously. Oil your hands and remove dough from the bowl and place it onto your work surface.
  • Using a dough scraper, divide the dough into 8-10 equal sized pieces. Form each piece of dough into a ball and place on the oiled cookie sheet
  • Cover cookie sheet with a dish towel and allow dough balls to rest for 15 minutes.
  • While the dough is proofing, heat about a ½ inch of oil in a frying pan.
  • Once the oil is hot, shape the dough balls into 6-8 inch circles. Stretch dough so that the centers are very thin.
  • Gently lay the formed Lángos in the hot oil and fry on the first side until golden brown. This will only take about 30-60 seconds.
  • Using tongs, gently flip Lángos and fry on the other side until golden brown, about 1 minute.
  • Lángos are ready when golden brown in color along the edges but there are still a few white spots in the center.
  • Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt.
  • To serve, brush with garlic water and top with sour cream and shredded cheese.

Garlic water:

  • In a glass jar combine 1/2 cup water with 3-4 cloves of minced garlic. Screw on lid and shake vigorously to combine.

Notes

For a sweet treat omit sprinkling with salt after frying and sprinkle with cinnamon, sugar and powdered vanilla instead.
Can also be served topped with jam, honey or maple syrup.
Try them topped with sliced fresh strawberries and powdered sugar.  
Keyword bread, Hungarian, yeast dough