Papanași (cheese doughnuts)
Fried doughnuts of fresh cheese dough topped with sour cream and sour cherry jam.
Well-cooked hot dish
Ingredients
- fresh cheese
- egg
- flour
- sugar
- baking soda
- lemon zest
- oil
- sour cream
- sour cherry jam
How it is prepared
The dough is shaped into a ring and a ball and fried in hot oil until cooked inside.
Food safety with low immunity
- Use only pasteurised milk, yoghurt, cream and cheese.
- Eggs should be fully cooked, with firm whites and yolks.
- Wash fruit well and peel it where possible. Do not use bruised or mouldy fruit.
How to prepare it during treatment
Use pasteurised fresh cheese and fry until cooked inside. Top with pasteurised sour cream only, or just jam. Rich and sweet.
Your diet during treatment is agreed with your doctor. Sample 7-day menu for the treatment period →
Storage
Best eaten freshly fried and hot. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours and eat within a day.
Reheating
In the oven until hot throughout; a microwave makes it soggy.
Symptoms it may suit
- Low appetite. Gives a lot of energy and protein in a small portion — can help when appetite is low.
- Weight loss. Energy-dense and easy to enrich (oil, cheese, yoghurt) — can help with weight loss.
These are general observations: what suits you can change from day to day.
Treatment phases
- Before treatmentmay suit
- During a coursemay suit
- Low counts (neutropenia)Freshly cooked and hotmay suit
- Between coursesmay suit
- After treatmentmay suit
Phase notes are general. During low counts, follow only your care team’s food rules.
If you have other conditions
- Heart disease, Obesity, Stomach and gut. Fried in oil. With heart or digestive disease or weight concerns, discuss it with your team; baking can be an alternative.
- Diabetes, Obesity. A sweet dish. With diabetes or weight concerns, discuss portion size with your team.
- Heart disease, Obesity, Liver disease, Stomach and gut. Can be fatty. With heart, liver or digestive disease, or excess weight, discuss fat content and portions with your team.
- Stomach and gut. Contains dairy. With lactose intolerance or bowel problems, discuss suitability with your team.
Nutrition (per 100 g)
Nutrition figures from a reliable source have not been added for this dish yet.
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Related topics
Food safetyNeutropenic diet (low-microbial diet)PasteurisedCore cooking temperatureLeftoversCross-contamination
Sources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Safer Food Choices for People With Weakened Immune Systems
- FoodSafety.gov (U.S. HHS). Cook to a Safe Minimum Internal Temperature
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Leftovers and Food Safety
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Food Safety for Older Adults and People with Cancer, Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, Organ Transplants, and Autoimmune Diseases
- Food Standards Agency (UK). Chilling
- World Health Organization (WHO). Five keys to safer food manual
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Food Safety During Cancer Treatment
- National Cancer Institute (NCI). Eating Hints: Before, during, and after Cancer Treatment
- BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2019. Neutropenic diets to prevent cancer infections: updated systematic review and meta-analysis
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). FoodData Central — Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS)