BaursakFried Yeast Dough
Soft, puffy pieces of yeast dough fried until golden and airy. These celebratory bread bites are a familiar sight on Kazakh tables, especially alongside tea and sweet accompaniments.
Prep
1h 30m
Cook
20m
Serves
6
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Ingredients
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- 600gAll-Purpose Flour
- 250mlWhole Milk (warmed)
- 2pcsEgg
- 7gActive Dry Yeast
- 30gWhite Sugar
- 8gSalt
- 60gUnsalted Butter (melted)
- 700mlVegetable Oil
- 60gHoney
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Method
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- 01
Place the warmed whole milk in a bowl and stir in the active dry yeast and white sugar. Leave it until foamy.
- 02
Add the eggs, unsalted butter, salt, and the all-purpose flour gradually. Mix, then knead until you have a soft, smooth dough.
- 03
Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
- 04
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, roll it to medium thickness, and cut it into small diamonds or rounds.
- 05
Let the pieces rest briefly while you heat the vegetable oil in a deep pot.
- 06
Fry the dough pieces in batches until they puff up and turn evenly golden, turning them as needed.
- 07
Drain the fried dough on a rack or paper towel and serve warm with the honey.
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