Lakums on kefir

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make lakums? Measure out the products according to the list. Take premium quality wheat flour and soft butter. All products should preferably be warm. Sift the flour through a fine sieve into a deep bowl in advance.

2. STEP 2

   

   Pour the kefir into a saucepan with a thick bottom. Turn on the stove over low heat and heat the kefir, stirring, to 30-35 degrees. Measure the temperature with a kitchen thermometer.

3. STEP 3

   

   While the kefir is heating, dissolve the sugar in it. Turn off the stove and leave the pan on it.

4. STEP 4

   

   Add dry yeast to kefir.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add soda.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add salt.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add softened butter. It should dissolve in warm kefir. Or you can melt it separately. Stir the mixture until the oil is completely dissolved.

8. STEP 8

   

   Make a well in the sifted flour.

9. STEP 9

   

   Beat a raw egg into it.

10. STEP 10

    

    Pour in warm kefir.

11. STEP 11

    

    Using your hands, begin to knead the dough, gradually collecting flour from the edges to the center. Be guided by the appearance of the dough, and not by the amount of flour added, because you may need either more or less.

12. STEP 12

    

    Continue kneading the dough on the table for another 5-7 minutes. As a result, it should turn out quite cool, not sticky.

13. STEP 13

    

    Cover the dough with a towel and leave it in a warm place for at least 2 hours. This dough is heavy, so it takes longer to rise than usual.

14. STEP 14

    

    After 2 hours my dough had risen well.

15. STEP 15

    

    Roll out the dough on the work surface of the table not thinly, 1.5-2 cm thick. It is of such a consistency that it should not stick to either the table or the rolling pin.

16. STEP 16

    

    Cut the dough into squares approximately 5x5 cm each.

17. STEP 17

    

    All that's left is to fry the tasty treats! This should be done deep-fried in a large amount of vegetable oil so that they literally float in it. When we put them in a heated frying pan, we see that they literally begin to inflate and quickly increase in volume (for me they increased by about 4-5 times).

18. STEP 18

    

    Turn the lakums over and fry them on the other side. And they fry very quickly - about 2-3 minutes. Make sure that no liquid gets into the pan, otherwise the oil will start to splash.

19. STEP 19

    

    These are the delicacies we got: lush, porous, airy, fragrant! Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Irina

20.09.2023

4.5

In my opinion, such delicacies are a variant of pancakes. At least the ingredients and cooking method are similar. These crumpets in a frying pan are my favorite kefir baked goods, I recommend them. Very tasty!

olgay198108

20.09.2023

4.7

Such an interesting dish!!! I haven’t even heard lakumakh in Kabardian. Class! They look so cool in the photo, porous. I can imagine how delicious it is!

taksibluz

20.09.2023

4.8

How interesting! It turns out that Kabardian-style lakums are not donuts or pancakes, they should be delicious. Thanks for the idea!

Arina Koten

20.09.2023

4.9

The Kabardian-style lakums turned out to be hearty and rosy. An excellent universal dish, they are suitable for different occasions: as an appetizer, dessert, addition to main courses. Simply great!