Pork belly

Pork belly

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Traditional Bulgarian doughnuts filled with cured pork and coated in powdered sugar.

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Discover this recipe for puri, traditional Bulgarian doughnuts, filled with cured pork and coated in powdered sugar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$5.10 $0.64 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.25
  • $0.26
  • $0.12
  • $3.29
  • $1.10
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. The yeast is dissolved in cold milk and allowed to rest for a few minutes.
  2. A hole is dug in the dough, and a mixture of yeast and pork fat is poured into it. ≈ 3 min
  3. A firm dough is obtained and divided into two portions. ≈ 3 min
  4. It is then left to cool while the dish is buttered and the oven is preheated.
  5. The dough is rolled out thinly and cut into strips that are 10 cm wide. ≈ 3 min
  6. The filling is prepared by mixing candied fruit with cinnamon and walnuts, or by slicing Turkish delight into thin pieces. ≈ 3 min
  7. The strips are then filled with the preparation, or the pieces of lokum are arranged on one side. ≈ 3 min
  8. The rolls are then rolled up along their length and cut into small pieces using a sharp knife. ≈ 3 min
  9. The doughnuts are arranged in a baking dish and baked at 200 °C until they are golden brown. ≈ 3 min
  10. Once they are out of the oven, they are immediately coated in powdered sugar and vanilla.

The bill

Pork belly

  • 1 cup of fresh milk$0.25
  • flour$0.26
  • powdered sugar$0.12
  • 1 vanilla bean$3.29
  • fig jam or Turkish delight$1.10
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon$0.08

Total$5.10

that's $0.64 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of pork fat
  • 1 cup of fresh milk
  • May 1st: bread
  • flour
  • powdered sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • fig jam or Turkish delight
  • crushed walnuts
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

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