Fontoš kolač

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Fontoš is a Serbian cake from the village of Debeljača. Since most of the villagers come from Hungary, they have brought over their culinary traditions, such as this cake. It is made with flour, yeast, milk, sugar, fat, cloves, margarine, salt, and pepper. For each fontoš, the dough is rolled into two thin strips – one is simply shaped into an outer ring, and the other one is braided and shaped into an inner ring of the cake. After it has been brushed with egg wash and baked, fontoš is additionally brushed with a combination of sugar, water, and oil. This cake is traditionally prepared on Thursdays before the wedding ceremonies, which are held on Saturdays, when fontoš is distributed from a tractor throughout the village, so even if you're not a wedding guest and find yourself in Debeljača on a Saturday, you might get to taste one for free.