Fried Diamond Twists Fattigmanns Bakkels

Categories: Cookies | Desserts

Serves: 1 Servings

Ingredients:

1 tb Butter; melted
1/3 c Cream
1/3 c Sugar
1/2 ts Salt*
6 Egg yolks
2 c Pillsbury's Best All Purpose
-Flour*, sifted
1/4 ts French's Cinnamon;Cardamom,
-or Nutmeg, optional
1 tb Lemon rind (optional);
-grated
Fat
Confectioners' sugar

Instructions:
FRY at 350 degrees about 2 minutes. MAKES 5 to 6 dozen. Blend together the
butter, cream sugar, salt, and egg yolks. Beat with electric mixer or
rotary beater until well blended. Add gradually 2 to 2 1/4 cups flour to
form a stiff dough. If desired, add cinnamon, cardamom or nutmeg or grated
lemon rind. Blend thoroughly. Roll out dough, one-fourth at a time, on
floured surface to 1/16-inch thickness. Chill remaining dough until ready
to use. Cut in strips about 1 1/2 i nches wide with pastry wheel or sharp
knife. Then cut diagonally at 4-inch ntervals. Make 2-inch slit lengthwise
in center of heach piece, then slip one end through slit. Fry in hot deep
fat (350 degrees) until delicately browned, about 1 minutes on each side.
Drain on absorbent paper. Sprinkle with sifted confectioners' sugar. *For
use with Pillsbury's Best Self-Rising Flour, omit salt.

NOTES : "Pronounced Fah-tee-mahns Bahk-els. From Pillsbury's European
Recipe Service-A cookie from Norway."

Recipe by: Best Loved Foods of Christmas, Pillsbury, undated booklet

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #849 by NGavlak@aol.com on Oct 16, 1997

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