Hungarian Fried Là¡ngos
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Loading... - Gwen Hebert
- 19 Jan 2022
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Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 16 mins
Rise Time: 80 mins
Total: 116 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Yield: 4 langos
Lángos is a classic Hungarian fried bread, sold everywhere by street carts and vendors. It can be topped with a variety of ingredients but is usually eaten as is. Fluffy and light, this favorite fair food is made from yeasted dough and often with additional mashed potatoes to make krumplis lángos (potato lángos).
Traditionally, when Hungarian people used to bake bread in communal brick ovens, they'd save a piece of dough and bake it off in the morning for breakfast. This piece of breakfast bread gradually evolved into a deep-fried snack like those found in other countries that share cultural backgrounds with Hungary like Turkey, Serbia, Slovakia, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Austria.
These popular snacks are usually served rubbed with garlic, sprinkled with salt, and with some combination of sour cream, onions, kefir, sausage, eggs, yogurt, cheese, ham, or bacon. Our flavorful recipe uses the potato addition and serves it with garlic and salt. This wonderful bread is a great accompaniment to soups, like korhelyleves, and wonderful to enjoy on its own. Eat the lángos freshly made, as it will get mushy when cold; if you made too much dough and don't need to fry many discs, you can keep the dough in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Ingredients
1 cup freshly mashed and warm russet potato, from about 1 medium potato
2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast (rapid-rise or bread machine yeast)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 3/4 cups (240 grams) all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
1/2 cup milk
Canola oil, for frying
2 cloves garlic, halved
Steps to Make It
Make the Dough
1. Gather the ingredients.
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2. Place the freshly mashed warm potato alongside the yeast, sugar, flour, oil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and milk in a big mixing bowl or stand mixer.
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3. Using the paddle attachment, combine the ingredients until they are well moistened. If mixing by hand, start the process by mixing with a wooden spoon.
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4. Switch to the dough hook and knead for 5 to 7 minutes or until smooth and elastic. If mixing by hand, give yourself an extra 5 minutes of working the dough, until it's smooth and not sticking to your hands.
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