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🍽️ Quick Quark Balls from the Air Fryer – crispy and without deep frying

385 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g flour
• 3 tsp (cream of tartar) baking powder
• 2 packets vanilla sugar
• 250 g low-fat quark
• 2 pieces eggs
• 3 tbsp butter (melted)
• 4 tbsp sugar (I used brown sugar)
• 1 tsp Ceylon cinnamon (optional)

Instructions

1. 1. Mix the flour, baking powder, and vanilla sugar in a large bowl.
2. 2. Add the quark (curd cheese) and eggs, then knead everything into a smooth, soft dough.
3. 3. Take a small portion of dough with a tablespoon and shape it into a ball (about the size of a golf ball) using slightly damp hands.
4. 4. Lightly grease the rack of the air fryer and place the balls in the basket with some space between them.
5. 5. Preheat the air fryer to 180 °C and bake the balls for 12 minutes.
6. 6. Carefully turn the balls after about 7 to 8 minutes so they turn golden brown evenly.
7. 7. Remove the finished balls and keep them warm while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
8. 8. Melt the butter slowly in a small saucepan.
9. 9. Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow dish.
10. 10. Dip the warm quark balls first into the melted butter.
11. 11. Then roll the buttered balls in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
12. 12. Enjoy the quark balls immediately while warm, as they taste best this way.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 385
• Protein: 15 g · Fett/Fat: 11 g · Carbs: 57 g