AUSTRIAN FRIED DOUGH WITH VANILLA SAUCE

Sabrina from Sabrina kocht (Sabrina Cooks) loves to make Austrian fried dough with vanilla sauce – and not just during the carnival season. Topfenmäuse, which translates as „curd mice“, is an ideal dessert for those with a sweet tooth and for entertaining afternoon guests.

And this is how it's done

INGREDIENTS

Austrian fried dough

250 g flour
1 pkg. baking powder
250 g quark
3 eggs
4 tbsp sugar
1 pkg. vanilla sugar
Raisins, rum

Vanilla sauce

1/2 l milk
20 g vanilla custard powder (= 1/2 pkg.)
1-2 squares of white chocolate
Sugar or agave syrup

METHOD

Austrian fried dough

Mix all the ingredients and knead into a dough.
Use a spoon to form mice-shaped pieces and fry the „mice“ in sufficient oil or butter at a moderate temperature. Then remove from the pan and sprinkle with icing sugar.

Vanilla sauce

Mix 5 tablespoons of the milk with the custard powder. Heat the remaining milk in a saucepan.
When the milk begins to boil, stir in the custard powder mixture and bring to a boil again.
Remove from the hob and gradually stir in the chocolate with a whisk.