Ástarpungar - ný útgáfa

Love balls - new version

When I suddenly came across two new types of Skyr here in the supermarket last weekend, they were of course allowed to come with me and I happily thought about what I could do with them. "Skyr with honey" in particular sounded interesting, even if I only know it from a few breakfast recipes in Iceland - more from the whole food corner, where I also like to go. I then decided on an alternative version of "Love Balls", without vanilla, but with honey skyr. I changed the ratio of flour to skyr a bit because the consistency of the dough otherwise didn't fit properly.

Classic Ástarpungar ("love balls" or "love balls") are prepared with regular skyr. In the supermarket, these “loveballs” are often advertised as a typical Icelandic specialty - which of course they are!


Ingredients for approx. 40 balls

2 eggs
240 g sugar
900 g flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cardamom
400 g honey skyr
100 g raisins

1 liter rapeseed oil for frying


Preparation

In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until fluffy.

Add flour, baking powder, vanilla, cardamom and honey skyr, mix everything thoroughly and knead until you have a really smooth dough.

Finally add the raisins and knead them in.

Using your hands, form walnut-sized balls out of the dough.

Heat the oil in a high pot.

Then add the balls (depending on the size of the pot in batches of between 4 and 6 balls at a time) to the hot oil and fry for about 4 minutes, turning regularly so that the love balls become golden brown on all sides.

Then carefully remove the balls from the fat with a ladle and let them drain on kitchen paper.

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Ástarpungar - love balls

[Translated from here.]