These look like Hungarian Fánk (Carnival Doughnuts) – soft, fluffy yeast doughnuts dusted with powdered sugar, often served with jam on the side. Here’s a traditional recipe for you:
Hungarian Fánk (Doughnuts) 🇭🇺
Ingredients:
- 4 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 ¼ tsp (7 g) instant yeast (or 25 g fresh yeast)
- ¾ cup (180 ml) lukewarm milk
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp melted butter (cooled)
- 2 egg yolks
- Pinch of salt
- Zest of 1 lemon (optional, for aroma)
- Oil for frying (sunflower oil is traditional)
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
- Apricot jam (or your favorite) for serving