Boortsog — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

Golden, puffy fried dough pieces enriched with butter and sugar. Stacked in towers as symbols of prosperity during Tsagaan Sar celebrations.

Ingredients

1 Mix flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Add melted butter, eggs, and warm milk.
2 Knead into a smooth, slightly firm dough. Rest covered for 20 minutes.
3 Roll dough to 1cm thickness. Cut into rectangles or diamond shapes about 5cm long.
4 Heat oil to 160C. Fry boortsog in batches until puffed and golden, turning once, about 3 minutes total.
5 Drain on paper towels. Let cool completely before stacking.
6 Stack in a tower formation for Tsagaan Sar, or serve in a basket for everyday snacking.

Did You Know?

The number of boortsog layers in a Tsagaan Sar tower must always be odd, and the tower must never lean or it brings bad luck.