Papanași with black cherry jam

Ingredients

• 350 g cottage cheese
• 2 eggs
• 50 g sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 packet vanilla sugar (10 g)
• 340 g flour
• 2 tablespoons flour for working
• 500 ml oil for frying
• 200 g black cherry jam
• 200 g sour cream

Preparation

1. In a bowl, put 350 g crumbled cottage cheese, then add 1 pinch salt, 50 g sugar, 1 packet vanilla sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 2 beaten eggs. 2. Mix until the mixture is smooth, then add 340 g flour and start working it in with a spoon. Knead by hand until you get a dough that doesn't stick to your hand but isn't hard either. 3. On a surface dusted with 2 tablespoons flour for working, divide the dough into 8 large pieces for the papanași and 8 smaller pieces for the mot. 4. Shape the small pieces into balls. Round the large ones, flatten them, and with your fingers make a hole in the middle that you widen a little. 5. For frying, use a cast iron pan or a pot with a thicker bottom. Pour 500 ml oil into it, to a depth of at least 5-6 cm, and heat it over moderate heat until a small piece of dough dropped in the oil immediately bubbles around it and floats. Then lower the heat. 6. Fry the papanași in batches of 4, 3 minutes on each side, until they are nicely golden. 7. Lift the papanași onto paper towels so the excess oil drains off. 8. Serve the papanași warm, with 200 g sour cream and 200 g black cherry jam.