World Flavors Cookbook

Mekitsi

Deep-fried dough pieces, a beloved Bulgarian breakfast treat.

Cuisine: Bulgaria

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Mix yogurt with baking soda. Combine with flour, egg, and salt into a dough.
  2. Let the dough rise or rest.
  3. Pull pieces of dough and stretch them into flat shapes.
  4. Fry in deep oil until golden on both sides.
  5. Serve with powdered sugar or sirene cheese.