Baursaki

Baursaki is a deep-fried flour product, a traditional dish of nomadic peoples.

A real Kazakh recipe for baursaks with kefir

Today I want to share a real Kazakh recipe for baursaks cooked with kefir. The baked goods are tender and airy.

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   How to cook baursaks at home according to the classic Kazakh recipe? Pour the required amount of kefir into a deep container.
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   Then add baking soda and mix the mixture well until a characteristic reaction is formed.
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   Then add the chicken eggs one at a time.
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   Sift the required amount of wheat flour through a fine sieve, add the required amount of granulated sugar. Adjust the amount of granulated sugar depending on your own taste preferences. And also add salt.
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   Mix the dough thoroughly and then knead it with your hands.
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   Place the dough in a deep container, cover with a kitchen towel or cover with cling film. Leave to rest for approximately 15-20 minutes at room temperature.
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   Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough into a circle no more than 1 centimeter thick.
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   Then, armed with a special dough tool or knife, cut the dough into pieces of the same size.
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   Place a deep saucepan with a thick bottom on the fire. Pour in the required amount of vegetable oil and then place the dough in the boiling oil. Stirring occasionally, fry the baursaks until golden brown and evenly browned.
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    Using a slotted spoon, remove the baursaks from the oil.
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    Then place them on a plate lined with paper towels or napkins to absorb excess oil. Then transfer the baursaks to a serving dish and serve with freshly brewed aromatic tea or coffee.

Bon appetit!

Baursaki - a real Tatar recipe

Baursaks, like various pastries, have many recipes. Today I want to share a recipe for real Tatar baursaks. Airy baked goods turn out incredibly tasty and appetizing. Prepare it and your loved ones will thank you.

Cooking time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Servings – 10

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour – 800 gr.
• Warm milk – 500 ml.
• Vegetable oil for frying – 500 ml.
• Granulated sugar – 50 gr.
• Pressed yeast – 20 gr.
• Salt – 1.5 tsp.
• Drinking water – 150 ml.
• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Pour the required amount of milk and drinking water preheated to a warm state into a deep container. Then add salt, granulated sugar and compressed yeast.Mix thoroughly until smooth, and then pour in a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Leave it for a while.

2. Then gradually add the required amount of wheat flour and thoroughly knead a thick elastic dough, cover well with cling film and place in a warm place to rise for about 30 minutes.

3. When the dough has risen well, punch it down and then cover again with cling film and leave to rise for another 30 minutes.

4. Roll out the risen dough using a rolling pin into a circle approximately 1 centimeter thick. Using a glass, cut out identical pieces.

5. Pour the required amount of vegetable oil into a deep saucepan with a thick bottom, bring to a boil over moderate heat, and then place the prepared baursaks. Stirring occasionally with a spoon, fry the baursaks until they are evenly golden brown on both sides.

6. Then place the baursaks on a dish previously covered with napkins or paper towels so that excess oil is absorbed. Serve the finished baursaks to the table with your favorite and hot drinks.

Bon appetit!

How to cook baursaks with kefir and yeast

Each housewife has her own signature recipe for her favorite baked goods. Today I want to offer an incredibly tasty recipe for baursaks cooked with kefir and yeast. The baked goods are tender and airy. Baursaks will be a wonderful treat at a family tea party.

Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Servings – 6

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour – 480 gr.
• Vegetable oil - for frying
• Granulated sugar – 1 tbsp.
• Dry yeast – 10 gr.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Kefir – 200 ml.
• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
• Drinking water – 100 ml.
• Powdered sugar - for decoration

Cooking process:

1. First of all, prepare all the necessary ingredients in the required quantities.

2. In a deep container, combine kefir and drinking water. Add the required amount of salt, granulated sugar and dry yeast. Mix thoroughly until smooth and leave at room temperature for approximately 10 minutes.

3. Then sift the required amount of wheat flour into the risen dough through a fine sieve. Knead soft elastic dough, add a tablespoon of vegetable oil.

4. Roll the dough into a ball and place in a deep container. Cover with cling film and leave the dough to rise for about 30 minutes. When the dough rises for the first time, gently punch it down and cover again with cling film.

5. After the dough has risen a second time, use a rolling pin to roll it out to about 1.5 centimeters thick. Using a glass, cut out identical, even pieces.

6. Pour the required amount of vegetable oil into a deep saucepan or frying pan with a thick bottom. Place the baursaks at some distance from each other, turning them over periodically, fry the baursaks on both sides until an appetizing golden brown crust.

7. Place the finished baursaks on a dish.

8. If desired, decorate with powdered sugar and serve with freshly brewed aromatic tea.

Bon appetit!

Baursaks made with kefir without yeast at home

It is with great pleasure that I want to share my favorite recipe for baursaks prepared with kefir without yeast. The baked goods are tender and airy. The cooking process will take a minimum amount of your time.Prepare it, and your loved ones will be delighted.

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Servings – 6

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour – 500-600 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• Vegetable oil - for frying
• Vegetable oil – 60 ml.
• Granulated sugar – 100 gr.
• Baking soda – 1 tsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Kefir – 250 ml.

Cooking process:

1. Break the required number of chicken eggs into a deep container, then add granulated sugar and mix the mixture thoroughly until it has a homogeneous fluffy consistency.

2. Then pour in the required amount of kefir, as well as vegetable oil.

3. Then sift the required amount of wheat flour through a fine sieve and add baking soda and salt.

4. Knead into a soft, elastic dough with your hands and roll it into a ball. Leave to rest at room temperature for about 10 minutes, covered with a clean kitchen towel.

5. Divide the rested dough into equal parts.

6. Pour the required amount of vegetable oil into a deep saucepan or cauldron with a thick bottom, heat it well over moderate heat, and then lay out the prepared dough pieces. Fry the baursaks until golden brown on all sides.

7. Then, using a slotted spoon, place the finished baursaks on a plate lined with paper towels or napkins to absorb excess oil. Serve the finished baursaks on the table with tea or your favorite hot drink.

Bon appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for making baursaks with milk and yeast

Today I want to share a recipe for incredibly appetizing and tasty baursaks cooked with milk and yeast. My grandmother shared this recipe with me.The process of preparing baursaks is quite simple, but long, but the result is worth it.

Cooking time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Servings – 10

Ingredients:

• Sour cream – 2 tbsp.
• Granulated sugar – 2 tbsp.
• Butter – 50 gr.
• Wheat flour – 1 kg.
• Vegetable oil – 200 ml.
• Dry yeast – 10 gr.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Milk – 500 ml.
• Powdered sugar - for decoration

Cooking process:

1. To ensure the dough rises well, I use instant yeast.

2. Measure out the required amount of sour cream.

3. Melt the butter in a microwave oven or in a water bath.

4. Prepare the dough. Heat the milk until warm, add the required amount of fast-acting dry yeast and granulated sugar, mix thoroughly. Cover the container with cling film and leave for about 10 minutes.

5. Add the required amount of salt to the risen dough.

6. Then add melted butter and sour cream alternately. Mix thoroughly.

7. Gradually sift the required amount of wheat flour through a sieve, knead a soft elastic dough, roll it into a ball, cover with cling film or a kitchen towel and leave to rise for about an hour. It may take even less time. When the dough rises for the first time, knead it well, cover it again with a towel or cling film and leave it to rise again.

8. When the dough has risen for the second time, using a rolling pin, roll it out into a layer approximately 1.5 centimeters thick.

9. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into equal pieces.

10. Measure out the required amount of vegetable oil.

11. Pour it into a deep saucepan with a thick bottom.Place the pan over moderate heat and bring to a boil, then add the baursaks.

12. Stirring occasionally, fry the baursaks until they are evenly golden brown on both sides.

13. Place the finished baursaks in a container previously lined with paper towels or napkins so that excess oil is absorbed.

14. Then place the baursaks on a serving dish and decorate with powdered sugar as desired.

Bon appetit!

A very tasty and simple recipe for baursaks made with milk without yeast.

If you don’t like fiddling with yeast dough, I suggest making baursaki in milk without yeast. The recipe is quite simple and will not take you much time. And as a result, you will get incredibly tasty and fluffy homemade baked goods.

Cooking time: 45 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Servings – 6

Ingredients:

• Milk – 300 ml.
• Butter – 30 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 1 pc.
• Granulated sugar – 50 gr.
• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
• Wheat flour – 480 gr.
• Vegetable oil - for frying
• Baking soda – 1 tsp.
• Salt - a pinch
• Kefir – 100 ml.
• Powdered sugar - for decoration

Cooking process:

1. In a deep container, combine the required amount of milk and kefir. Add salt and baking soda to the mixture. Mix the mixture thoroughly until a characteristic foaming reaction forms. Then break a chicken egg into the dough and add granulated sugar, as well as vegetable oil and pre-melted butter.

2. Using a fine sieve, sift the required amount of wheat flour into the liquid ingredients. Using a wooden spoon, knead the dough.

3.Then place the dough on a clean work surface and knead it well with your hands, roll into a large ball, cover with a clean kitchen towel or cling film and leave to rest for about 10-15 minutes.

4. Roll out the rested dough into a layer approximately 1.5 centimeters thick. Cut the dough into equal square pieces.

5. You can also use a glass and cut out identical circles from the dough.

6. Pour the required amount of vegetable oil into a deep saucepan or frying pan with a thick bottom, and then place the baursaks. Fry them until deliciously golden brown on both sides.

7. And then place them on a plate or surface previously covered with paper towels so that excess oil is absorbed.

8. Place the finished baursaks on a serving platter, decorate with powdered sugar if desired and serve with aromatic tea.

Bon appetit!

How to cook baursaks using water at home

For lovers of simple homemade baking, I wholeheartedly recommend making baursaks using water. The baked goods turn out incredibly tasty and fluffy. Perfect for meeting guests. The cooking process will take a minimum amount of time.

Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Servings – 6

Ingredients:

• Drinking water – 200 ml.
• Vanilla sugar – 1 tbsp.
• Powdered sugar - to taste
• Wheat flour – 400 gr.
• Vegetable oil - for frying
• Dry yeast – 0.5 tsp.
• Salt - a pinch
• Granulated sugar – 50 gr.

Cooking process:

1. First of all, prepare all the necessary ingredients.

2.In a deep container, combine the required amount of warm drinking water and dry yeast, add granulated sugar and mix thoroughly until completely dissolved. Cover the dough with cling film and leave for about 10 minutes. When the dough rises well, add a little vegetable oil to it and mix thoroughly.

3. Then gradually sift the required amount of wheat flour, mix thoroughly.

4. Then knead the dough well with your hands and roll into a large ball. Place it in a deep container and cover with cling film or cover with a clean kitchen towel. When the dough has risen, knead it a little and let it rise again. This process may take 30-35 minutes.

5. Divide the finished dough into equal parts.

6. Then cover with a clean kitchen towel and leave for about 10 minutes.

7. Pour the required amount of vegetable oil into a deep pan with a thick bottom, and then lay out the prepared dough pieces. Fry the baursaks until deliciously golden brown on all sides.

8. Place hot baursaks on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil or place in a sieve to drain. Sprinkle the finished baursaks with a small amount of powdered sugar and serve with your favorite hot drinks.

Bon appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for making curd baursaks

Baursaki is an ideal flour dish that can be prepared not only with milk or kefir, with yeast or soda, but also with cottage cheese. Baursaks cooked with cottage cheese turn out unusually tender and airy. The pastry just melts in your mouth.

Cooking time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Servings – 6

Ingredients:

• Cottage cheese – 200 gr.
• Sour cream – 100 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
• Granulated sugar - to taste
• Wheat flour - as much as needed
• Vegetable oil - for frying
• Baking soda – 1/2 tsp.
• Salt - a pinch
• Powdered sugar - for decoration

Cooking process:

1. First of all, prepare all the necessary ingredients for preparing baursaks with cottage cheese.

2. Place the required amount of cottage cheese in a deep container, and then add chicken eggs and sour cream.

3. Also add the required amount of baking soda, salt and granulated sugar. Adjust the amount of granulated sugar yourself according to your own taste preferences. Using a whisk, thoroughly mix the mixture until smooth.

4. Then gradually sift the required amount of flour through a fine sieve. Knead soft elastic dough. Adjust the amount of flour yourself depending on the moisture content of the cottage cheese. The dough should not stick to your hands. Cover the dough with a towel and leave to rest for about 15 minutes.

5. Divide the rested dough into equal parts.

6. It doesn’t matter what shape you get for your baursaks - round, square or indefinitely shaped.

7. Pour the required amount of vegetable oil into a deep frying pan or pan with a thick bottom, heat it well, and place the prepared baursaks.

8. Stirring occasionally, fry them until golden and delicious.

9. Place hot baursaks on a plate.

10. Then decorate with powdered sugar if desired.

11. Serve the finished curd baursaks with your favorite hot drinks.

Bon appetit!

Fragrant and very tasty baursaks with honey

Today I want to tell you about an incredibly delicious recipe for baursaks cooked with honey. This aromatic delicacy will be a wonderful treat for your family and friends. Be sure to prepare it, and your family will be delighted with these baursaks.

Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Servings – 8

Ingredients:

• Honey – 100 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 4 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – 150 gr.
• Wheat flour – 200 gr.
• Vegetable oil - for frying
• Baking soda – 1/4 tsp.
• Salt - a pinch
• Table vinegar 9% – 1/4 tsp.

Cooking process:

1. Break the required number of chicken eggs into a deep container, add salt, a third of the required amount of granulated sugar and dissolved baking soda with table vinegar. Using a whisk, mix the mixture well until it has a homogeneous, smooth consistency.

2. Then sift part of the required amount of wheat flour through a sieve.

3. Using a spoon, mix the dough.

4. Then sift the remaining amount of wheat flour onto a clean work surface, turn out the dough and knead it well. Roll the dough into a ball, cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rest for about 10-15 minutes.

5. Divide the rested dough into equal equal parts.

6. Pour the required amount of vegetable oil into a deep saucepan or frying pan with a thick bottom, heat it well, lay out the prepared baursaks and fry them until evenly golden brown on all sides.

7. Place the finished baursaks on a dish previously covered with paper towels or napkins so that excess oil is absorbed.

8. Then prepare the syrup. Place the remaining amount of granulated sugar in a saucepan with a thick bottom, add the required amount of honey.Stirring constantly, bring the mixture to a liquid state. Place the baursaks in a deep container, and then fill them with the prepared syrup. Mix well.

9. Then place it in a heap on a dish. Leave the baursaks to soak for about 30 minutes at room temperature, and then serve with freshly brewed aromatic tea or coffee.

Enjoy your tea!

Lush and airy baursaks with sour cream

If you really love sweets and baked goods, then this recipe is for you. Today I will tell you about an incredibly tasty recipe for baursaks cooked with sour cream. Baking prepared according to this recipe turns out quite fluffy and airy.

Cooking time: 55 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Servings – 6

Ingredients:

• Sour cream – 200 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 1 pc.
• Granulated sugar – 50 gr.
• Wheat flour – 300 gr.
• Vegetable oil - for frying
• Baking soda – 0.5 tsp.
• Salt - a pinch
• Powdered sugar - for decoration

Cooking process:

1. First of all, prepare all the necessary ingredients.

2. Break chicken eggs into a deep container, add the required amount of granulated sugar and salt. Mix the mixture thoroughly until it has a homogeneous, smooth consistency.

3. And then add the required amount of baking soda and sour cream. Using a tablespoon, bring the mixture to a homogeneous consistency.

4. Then, using a fine sieve, sift the required amount of flour.

5. Knead soft elastic dough.

6. Leave the dough to rest for approximately 10-15 minutes. Then divide the rested dough into equal parts.

7. Roll each part into a sausage and cut into the same number of pieces.

8. Roll each piece of dough into a bun.

9.Place a deep saucepan with a thick bottom on the fire, pour in the required amount of vegetable oil, heat well, and lay out the baursaks.

10. Stirring constantly, fry the baursaks until deliciously golden brown on all sides.

11. Place the rosy baursaks in a deep dish.

12. Sprinkle them with powdered sugar to taste. Serve baursaki cooked with sour cream with freshly brewed tea.

Bon appetit!