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Lángos

Hungary

Sold at every Hungarian market and lido. The smell of frying lángos is the smell of a Hungarian summer.

Hungarian deep-fried flatbread — yeast dough fried until golden and puffy, topped with sour cream and grated cheese. Hungary's most beloved street food.

Authentic Hungary Lángos recipe
Prep
45 mins
Cook
10 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
570 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

400gplain flour
7gdried yeast
250mlwarm milk or water
1 tspsalt
oilfor deep frying
sour cream and grated cheeseto serve
garlic oiloptional

Method

1

Mix flour, yeast, milk and salt to a soft dough. Prove 1 hour.

2

Stretch each portion thin by hand.

3

Fry in deep oil at 170°C, turning, until golden and puffed. Drain.

4

Top with sour cream, cheese and garlic oil.

Chef's Tip

Stretch with your hands, not a rolling pin — the dough should be thinner in the middle than the edges.

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