Chrusciki with Mrs. Kostyra

Name: Chrusciki with Mrs. Kostyra
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted; 2 large eggs; 5 large egg yolks; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 3 tablespoons sour cream; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon orange extract; 1 teaspoon lemon extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar; 1 tablespoon rum; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 2 to 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 7 cups (3 pounds) vegetable shortening, for deep-frying; Sifted confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling

"These crisp, sugar-dusted Polish cookies made with twists of dough quickly fried in hot oil are also known as angels' wings or bow ties. Martha likes to stack a tower of chrusciki on a pressed-glass cake stand, largest chrusciki first, to make a Christmas-tree formation...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

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2 large eggs

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5 large egg yolks

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1/4 cup granulated sugar

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3 tablespoons sour cream

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2 teaspoons salt

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1 teaspoon orange extract

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1 teaspoon lemon extract

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar

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1 tablespoon rum

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1 tablespoon grated lemon zest

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1 tablespoon grated orange zest

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2 to 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

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7 cups (3 pounds) vegetable shortening, for deep-frying

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Sifted confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling

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