fastnacht kuechles
My Grandmother always made these, especially at Christmas and Easter. She's gone many years now but I keep the tradition going. Nice thing about them, you can pop them in the microwave reshake them in the cinnamon and sugar and it's like they just came out of the oil.
yield
serving(s)
prep time
3 Hr
cook time
45 Min
method
Deep Fry
Ingredients For fastnacht kuechles
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1 pkgactive dry yeast
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2 1/2 tspsalt
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1 1/4 csugar
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1egg
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1 Tbspmelted shortening
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2 Tbspmelted butter
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2 cmilk-scalded and cooled to luke warm
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5 call purpose flour
How To Make fastnacht kuechles
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1Place the flour in a bowl and let stand to room temp. Make a well in the center.
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2Dissolve yeast and 1/2 tbsp. of the sugar in 1/2 cup of the scalded milk.
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3Pour into the well in the flour. Let rise in a warm place until foamy and light.(Until the mixture becomes bubbly) -
4Add remaining milk, egg, salt, sugar, melted shortening and melted butter.
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5Work ingredients to a dough and knead thoroughly adding more flour as needed.
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6Place in a greased bowl and cover. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
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7Turn to a floured board and roll to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into diamonds or squares. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30-45 mins.
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8Heat oil to 350 degrees. Flatten kuechles a little and place in oil risen side down. Brown one side and turn.
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9Remove from oil and while hot shake in a paper bag with cinnamon and sugar. Plain powdered sugar may be used instead.
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