is a Romanian and Moldovan traditional fried or boiled pastry. Preparation Papanași is doughnut-shaped with the doughnut hole on top. The dough is made with a soft cheese such as , substitutes include ricotta and cottage cheese. are served covered in crème fraîche or heavy cream or sour cream, and topped with sour cherries or jam or preserves. Papanași dough can be fried, as a "doughnut", or boiled, as a dumpling, like large gnocchi. Ingredients: semolina or wheat flour, urdă or ricotta or cottage cheese, rum or lemon zest or orange zest, preserves or cherries, sour cream or crème fraîche, vanilla, eggs, sugar, salt, butter, baking soda. Etymology The word may come from the Latin papa or , which means 'food for children'. References Romanian pastries Moldovan cuisine Cheese dishes