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Quarkbällchen (German Quark Balls With Cinnamon & Sugar)
Quarkbllchen
From the blogger: "Served warm and rolled in cinnamon sugar, these German Quark Balls (called Quarkbällchen in German) are lightly crunchy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. They might look like doughnut holes but their taste and texture is different due to the Quark cheese. Perfect for a special holiday breakfast, afternoon snack or dessert! These German Quark Balls are simple to make and so delicious. Made with Quark cheese, they don’t taste like doughnut holes! These fluffy little German dough balls are so tender and flavorful, especially when rolled in cinnamon sugar. Warning: you won’t be able to eat just one! And they’re so easy to make. All you do is mix the ingredients together (it’s easiest in a stand mixer), let the dough rise, and then cook in oil until golden brown. I rolled my Quark Balls in cinnamon sugar but you could use just plain sugar, vanilla sugar or even sugar and speculaas spice mix for a delicious a holiday twist. Even better? Serve with dipping sauces like melted chocolate, jam, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce or apple sauce. One of the key ingredients for this recipe is Quark. Quark is a soft, fresh, un-aged cheese that is thick, super creamy, full of protein, low in lactose, and a baking staple in Germany and other parts of Europe. If you don't have Quark, I typically recommend substituting Greek yogurt for Quark. That said, Greek yogurt isn’t Quark and so the recipe might not turn out quite right. "
Yields25 balls
Preparation Time10 min
Chilling Time3 hr
Cooking Time15 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons yeast
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 egg
- 50 grams butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup Quark
- oil for frying
- sugar for rolling
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Add flour and yeast to a medium sized mixing bowl and whisk until combined.
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Add sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, zest (if using), egg, room temperature butter, and Quark to the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the bread hook attachment, mix on low until a dough forms. Then mix on high for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth.
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Cover the mixing bowl with a towel and leave in a warm place to rise until it has doubled in size.
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Add oil to a saucepan and heat to 175C.
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Using the dough hook, briefly mix the dough once more on low.
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Portion the dough into 25 balls and drop them one by one into the hot oil. When they're golden brown, take out of the oil and place on a paper towel.
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When you can comfortably touch the Quark balls, roll them in the sugar (or sugar/cinnamon or sugar/speculaas spice mixture).
