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Langos

langos recipe

Coming from central Europe, I’ve been feeling obliged to introduce langos to you for quite some time.

Because langos is immensely typical for the region where I live. Because langos is gorgeous. Because I’ve been munching on it my whole life. And because I simply love it…

 
 

langos recipe

‘And what is langos then?’, you might ask. Well, the answer is really simple – it is a deep fried flat bread served with various toppings – garlic, sour cream and cheese being the most typical ones.

In certain regions of Europe, langos can be found almost everywhere, offered as street food, served fresh and warm.

To put it short, langos is a divine thing that you neeeeeed to make too… it’s really easy… 🙂

 
 

langos recipe

To make a bunch of langos, first, in a bowl or saucepan, add the warm milk, sugar and yeast, mix to combine and allow to rest for about 20 minutes.

In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, place the cake flour, eggs, sour cream and salt.

When the milk-sugar-yeast mixture has rested enough, pour it in the flour-eggs-sour cream-salt mixture and knead (either by hand or with your stand mixer) until a smooth dough ball forms that no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl.

Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and place in the fridge for about 8 hours (overnight). The dough will rise considerably so make sure there’s enough room left in the bowl for the dough to rise.

 
 

langos recipe

After the dough has rested enough, remove it from the fridge.

I was only going to use half of the dough for my first batch and the rest went back in the fridge to be used the other day.

 
 

langos recipe

Cut the dough into about 16 pieces (since I was only using half of the dough this time, I cut it to 8 pieces).

 
 

langos recipe

Form a neat ball out of each cut portion of the dough.

 
 

langos recipe

Place the dough balls on a oiled plate, cover with a plastic wrap.

 
 

langos recipe

Allow to rise for about 30 minutes.

 
 

langos recipe

Pour vegetable oil in a frying pan so that it reaches about ⅓ inch (1 cm) up the sides of the pan. Place the frying pan over medium heat.

Place one of the dough balls on a generously oiled plate and with oiled hands (this is important), stretch it out into a round shape, with the center being thinner than the edges. The dough round should be about 8 inches (20 cm) wide.

 
 

langos recipe

Carefully transfer the dough in the hot oil (be careful here, the oil will be very hot).

 
 

langos recipe

Fry it on one side until golden brown.Then turn and fry on the other side until golden brown too.

 
 

langos recipe

Use a paper towel to soak up the excess oil.

Repeat with the rest of the dough balls.

 
 

langos recipe

And take a little while to admire the pile of the golden deliciousness you have just created. Yummy!

 
 

langos recipe

Serve warm with the toppings of your choice.

My favorite is minced garlic. Or sour cream-cheese-ketchup. Or mayonnaise. Have I just mentioned them all? Oh my! 🙂

Enjoy!

Love,
Petra

 

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Langos
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Serves: 16 pieces
 
Ingredients
  • 1¾ cups (400 ml) milk, warm
  • 2 packets (4 tsp/14 grams) instant dried yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 8⅓ cups (1 kg) cake flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup (250 ml) sour cream
  • 3 tsp salt
  • Toppings to choose from: minced garlic, mayonnaise, sour cream, grated cheese, ketchup
Instructions
  1. In a bowl or saucepan, add the warm milk, sugar and yeast, mix to combine and allow to rest for about 20 minutes.
  2. In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, place the cake flour, eggs, sour cream and salt.
  3. When the milk-sugar-yeast mixture has rested enough, pour it in the flour-eggs-sour cream-salt mixture and knead (either by hand or with your stand mixer) until a smooth dough ball forms that no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl.
  4. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and place in the fridge for about 8 hours (overnight). The dough will rise considerably so make sure there's enough room left in the bowl for the dough to rise.
  5. After the dough has rested enough, cut it into about 16 pieces (the dough can stay refrigerated for about 2 day, so if you do not want to use it all, you can just make a few pieces of langos, return the rest of the dough in the fridge and use it later/the other day).
  6. Form a neat ball out of each cut portion of the dough.
  7. Place the dough balls on a oiled plate, cover with a plastic wrap and allow to rise for about 30 minutes.
  8. Pour vegetable oil in a frying pan so that it reaches about ⅓ inch (1 cm) up the sides of the pan. Place the frying pan over medium heat.
  9. Place one of the dough balls on a generously oiled plate and with oiled hands (important), stretch it out into a round shape, with the center being thinner than the edges. The dough round should be about 8 inches (20 cm) wide.
  10. Carefully transfer the dough in the hot oil (be careful here, the oil will be very hot).
  11. Fry it on one side until golden brown.Then turn and fry on the other side until golden brown too.
  12. Use a paper towel to soak up the excess oil.
  13. Repeat with the rest of the dough balls.
  14. Serve warm with the toppings of your choice.

 

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Nutella Stuffed Crêpes

nutella crepes recipe

We are having a pretty intense crêpe run here in the household of ours.

After making these Banoffee Crêpes a few days ago, the decision was made that more crêpes need to follow. I remembered a lovely recipe I saved the other day where crêpes and Nutella were made into a pair. And the best thing about the recipe was the cute way how the crepes were fold – it was a roll-like shape which makes you want to bite into it like it’s no one’s business. 🙂

So I gave the Nutella stuffed crêpes a try.

And we LOVED them.

The warm crêpes make Nutella wonderfully runny, with every bite tasting just amazingly indulging. Give them a try, you’ll be glad you did.

Here’s how to make them…

 

 

nutella crepes recipe

To prepare the batter, place the flour, milk, water, sugar, egg and salt in a medium bowl and whisk until combined and smooth.

 
 

nutella crepes recipe

Make the crêpes just as shown in this Banoffee Crêpes recipe (steps 2 – 4).

 
 

nutella crepes recipe

Crack open a jar of Nutella and try to be strong at this point and not forget about your crêpes! 🙂

 
 

nutella crepes recipe

Spread Nutella over a crêpe in a thin layer.

 
 

nutella crepes recipe

Fold two opposite sides over the Nutella filling to about 1/4 of the crêpe’s width.

 
 

nutella crepes recipe

And roll, beginning with one of the sides that was not folded and ending on the opposite unfolded side.

 
 

nutella crepes recipe

Just like this.

 
 

nutella crepes recipe

Repeat with the remaining crêpes.

Garnish with melted chocolate, if desired.

 
 

nutella crepes recipe

This is gooood, my friends.

Enjoy!

With lots of love,
Petra

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Serves: 10 crêpes
 
Ingredients
  • 1⅓ cups (160 grams) cake flour
  • 1 cup (250 ml) milk
  • ½ cup (125 ml) water
  • ¼ cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • pinch of salt
  • vegetable oil (for cooking)
  • 6 oz (175 grams Nutella)
  • chocolate, melted (for garnish, optional)
Instructions
  1. To make the crêpes, place the flour, milk, water, sugar, egg and salt in a medium bowl and whisk until combined and smooth.
  2. Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium high heat. Pour the crêpe batter onto the pan, using approximately ¼ cup (60 ml) for each crêpe.
  3. Tilt the pan in a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.
  4. Cook the crêpe for about 30 seconds, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula or fish slice, flip over and cook the other side.
  5. Repeat with the remaining batter.
  6. Spread Nutella over a crêpe in a thin layer, fold two opposite sides over the Nutella filling to about ¼ of the crêpe's width and roll, beginning with one of the sides that was not folded and ending on the opposite unfolded side. Repeat with the remaining crêpes.
  7. Garnish with melted chocolate, if desired.

 

(This recipe was inspired by letthebakingbeginblog.com.)

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