Kazakh Baursak recipe (Kazakh donut)

Baursak or Boortsog is fried dough. This amazing Kazakh food has two uses. It can be bread and also it is a popular sweet like a donut. Baursak is a very easy and fast-making dessert.

Baursak (Boortsog) recipe

For making Baursak, add 1 tablespoon of yeast and 1/4 cup of water in 1/4 cup of warm milk and let it rest for 15 minutes when yeast is dissolved. Then, add 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon butter or vegetable oil, and ¼ teaspoon salt to the milk and stir them. Add 1 egg, stir, then pour 2 cups of flour step by step (do not pour whole flour) and combine them to make a dough. Continue pouring flour till making the dough.

Grease a bowl and put the kneaded dough in it. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put a cloth on it. Let it rest in a warm place for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, the dough is triple in size. Place dough on the floured surface. Then sprinkle a little flour on dough and make it thinner into 0.5 cm.

Cut the dough into circular pieces or any shapes you prefer. Heat 2 cups of vegetable oil in a pan, then drop dough pieces into the oil. The heat under the pan should be medium. When the color of the Baursak changed to a golden brown, turn it to another side and fry it too. Place fried Baursak on the paper towel.

How to serve Baursak?

For serving Baursak as a dessert, sprinkle sugar or pour melted chocolate on it (best suitable for children). Also, you can use it with jam or honey.

Another way to eat Baursak is as bread. You can serve with salami or anything you prefer.

I hope you enjoyed this Baursak recipe, and I am excited to read about your experiences with it. So do not forget to write about Boortsog in the comments!