Polish Crusts (Faworki)
(source: Ken's Folder)
Prep Time: | 1 1/2 hrs |
Cook Time: | 20 mins |
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 2-3 egg yolks
- 2 tbsp soft butter
- 2 tbsp confectioners' sugar
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp 6% white vinegar or alcohol
- 2 tbsp rum
- lard or oil for frying
Mix:
- Mix butter, egg yolks, sugar and alcohol or vinegar together.
While mixing, slowly add flour. Knead the dough. Keep beating
and kneading the dough for 15 mins. When ready, but it in a bowl,
cover, and let stand in a cool place for an hour.
- Roll dough on board until it is very thin. Cut 2 x 7 in strips, make
a slit in the middle and pull one end through it.
Deep frying:
- In a deep frying pan, heat the lard (oil). To test readiness of oil,
put a small piece of dough in it, if it immediately comes to the
surface the temperature is right. Put 4-5 strips at a time and deep
fry on both sides. Take out and place on a paper towel. Sprinkle
with confectioners' sugar.