🇨🇿 Czech Cuisine

Vdolky

Czech Fried Dough Rounds

Prep Time 2 hours

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 350 kcal

Soft, yeasted fried dough rounds topped with plum jam, quark, and powdered sugar — sweet Czech fair food.

Ingredients

1 Dissolve yeast in warm milk with a pinch of sugar. Let activate 10 min.
2 Mix flour, remaining sugar, salt, egg yolks, melted butter, and yeast-milk into soft dough.
3 Knead 8 min until smooth. Cover, let rise 1 hour.
4 Roll out to 1cm thickness, cut into rounds with a glass.
5 Let rounds rise 20 min on a floured surface.
6 Fry in oil at 170C for 2 min per side until golden. Top with jam, quark, and powdered sugar.

Did You Know?

At Czech village fairs, the vdolky stand always has the longest queue — their fresh-fried aroma is impossible to resist.