World Flavors Cookbook
Mekitsi
Deep-fried dough pieces, a beloved Bulgarian breakfast treat.
Cuisine: Bulgaria
Ingredients
- 500g flour
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- Salt
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Mix yogurt with baking soda. Combine with flour, egg, and salt into a dough.
- Let the dough rise or rest.
- Pull pieces of dough and stretch them into flat shapes.
- Fry in deep oil until golden on both sides.
- Serve with powdered sugar or sirene cheese.