Winter chasing
For me, the carnival season already feels like a countdown: we’re coming out of winter! Because December claims all the holidays for itself, and January and February are basically just about surviving until spring. Luckily, there are still birthdays and name days to celebrate in the family during these months, which brighten this period a bit.
But when it’s carnival time, you can see the light at the end of winter’s long, cold tunnel, and a gentle tingling appears at your fingertips, signaling that the worst of the cold is almost over. And as such a hopeful milestone, what better way to celebrate than with a batch of fitting homemade treats—the carnival doughnuts!
Of course, the best part of baking is sharing the sticky kitchen mess with the little ones. A little ‘us time’ in the gray February!
Carnival Doughnuts (Farsangi Fánk) Recipe
Ingredients:
- 250–300 g (about 2 to 2 ½ cups) flour
- A pinch of salt
- Half a packet of baking powder
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 200 ml (about ¾ cup) sour cream (I used yogurt at home, and it worked perfectly!)
- Oil for frying
Preparation:
- Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder together.
- In another bowl, whisk the egg, powdered sugar, vanilla sugar, and sour cream (or yogurt).
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface and cut out shapes.
- Fry the doughnuts in hot oil until golden brown on both sides.
These doughnuts turned out light and very delicious, and they disappeared immediately in our house. Although this is a rather small batch, next time I will definitely double the recipe!
Enjoy! ♥
Dated: Febr 27, 2020
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Welcome to our little virtual corner! I’m a single mother raising my wonderful son, Ruben, who has grown into a remarkable teenager. For years, I was the sole breadwinner as a Krav Maga instructor, balancing the challenges of parenthood and work on my own. When Ruben started kindergarten, I embarked on a new journey by studying healthcare management at Semmelweis University, specializing in health tourism management. After graduating, I began working in my field and experienced firsthand the tragic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic while serving as a healthcare manager in a state hospital. As the pandemic subsided, I transitioned into private healthcare, where I currently work as a practice manager. Meanwhile, our family moved from a small town to Vác, a charming historic Danube riverside city near Budapest. Here, we embrace the everyday moments and joys of life together. If you want to hear more stories about us, you’re warmly invited to visit the original Daysonpaper blog at S&Ru’s Diary on daysonpaper.blog.hu. So I decided to try living for a year on an international stage and see if there are other mothers in similar shoes for whom this diary could be a support on the harder days—just as it has been a support for me when I was able to look beyond the difficulties and sincerely believe in my own strength. Thank you for stopping by!
