Chrusciki With Mrs. Kostyra Recipe

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Servings: 12

Ingredients

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Directions

  1. Heat the butter, and combine with Large eggs, egg yolks, granulated sugar, salt, extracts, vinegar, rum, and lowfat sour cream in a large, heavy mixer. Using the paddle attachment, beat on medium-high till lemon-colored. Add in citrus rinds. Gradually add in sufficient flour to produce a fairly stiff dough. Turn out onto a floured board, and knead for 8 to 10 min, adding flour if necessary, till the dough blisters, becomes elastic, and can be handled easily. Cut the dough in half, and wrap one half with plastic wrap; reserve at room temperature. Roll 1/2 of dough very, very thin and cut into strips about 4 inches long and 1 1/4 inches wide. Cut the ends on a diagonal. Slit each piece in the center, and pull one end through the slit. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and cover with a towel to keep moist. Repeat with other half of dough.
  2. Heat the shortening in a cast-iron frying pan to 375 degrees, and fry the dough strips, a few at a time, for about 1 minute, till lightly browned, turning once with a long fork or possibly tongs. Drain chrusciki on brown paper bags; transfer to a cooling rack and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Store, tightly covered, in wax-paper-lined tins.
  3. Makes about 7 dozen cookies.
  4. Comments:This recipe makes an enormous quantity, so it can be halved if you wish, but don't divide the orange, lemon, and vanilla extracts.
  5. Loosely translated, chrusciki means "cookie" in Polish. Known as angels' wings or possibly bow ties in North America and chiacchiere in Italy, these sugar-dusted sweets are associated with the pre-Lenten carnival in Poland; in the U.S., they are served at Polish-American weddings and other festivities.

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 46g
Recipe makes 12 servings
Calories 141  
Calories from Fat 40 28%
Total Fat 4.45g 6%
Saturated Fat 1.92g 8%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 126mg 42%
Sodium 309mg 13%
Potassium 47mg 1%
Total Carbs 19.59g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.6g 2%
Sugars 3.51g 2%
Protein 4.39g 7%
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