Lángos typical Hungarian street food in an air fryer

If you've ever been to Hungary you have probably seen street vendors selling Langos. What is Langos? Langos is Hungarian classic street food which is fried bread served with various toppings or by itself ( aka Deep Fried Pizza ) .

The name lángos (literally meaning "flamed") comes from baking these flat breads in the morning while the oven was still heating up. 

Langos are normally served rubbed with garlic infused oil and salt. It could be combined with various toppings such as sourcream, cheese, bacon, mushrooms, cabbage, ham, hungarian peppers and roasted eggplant. You can also make a sweet version, by replacing garlic and salt with jam, jelly or powdered sugar. 

This dish is a nice snack or appetizer and needs to be served hot. I am not a huge fan of deep frying my food so I will try to experiment and compare the deep fried version of Langos to the Air Fryer version which is much healthier.

Step#1 

Combine mashed potatoes, warm milk, dry yeast, salt, sugar, flour and 1 tablespoon of oil in the large mixing bowl. Combine all the ingredients and using a stand mixer knead the dough. It could take up to 10min. Kneading with hands will take a lot longer. Knead the dough until it gets smooth and doesn't stick to your hands. You might need to add a bit more flour in the process. Now, transfer the dough into a greased bowl, cover with a towel and let it rest in the warm place for about 1 hour. 

Step#2 

Dough is doubled in size. Divide dough into 8 equal pieces, shape them in a smooth ball and put on the floured board to rest for another 20 minutes, cover it with the towel.  Now we can start making our Langos. Flatten the dough into a circle shape about 6” diameter with your hands. Stretch dough so the center is thinner than the edges.  Make a few slits in the middle of the circle, this way bread will not bubble in the center, so you will achieve more consistent frying across the entire surface. 

Step#3

Heat up the skillet with avocado or canola oil on medium high. Normally you need to deep fry langos, but I will use less oil just enough to cover the surface. Fry the Langos for 2 minutes or until golden on each side.

Combine minced garlic with melted butter. Brush Langos with garlic infused butter, sprinkle some salt and now get creative with toppings. For mine, I am using sourcream and dill.   

Now, let’s do an experiment, and try making Langos in the AirFryer. After playing with temperature and timing I got the best results in 8 minutes frying at 330°F. I had to flip it half way through. 

Now, in my opinion the Air Fryer version doesn't look as presentable, bubbly and puffy as the original classic version, it is a bit more dense inside. But it still has an amazing taste, so I would consider it as a much healthier alternative to deep fried langos.  

Now, time to get creative with toppings.