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Crullers (Twisted)

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This recipe for crullers uses baking powder for leavening.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup (60 ml) butter
  • 1 cup (240 ml) granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 4 cups (950 ml) sifted all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (240 ml) milk
  • Fat for deep frying
  • Confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cream butter and sugar; add eggs.
  2. 2
    Sift flour with baking powder, nutmeg, and salt. Mix into batter alternately with milk to make a dough. Chill dough.
  3. 3
    Roll dough out ¼ inch (0.75 cm) thick. Cut dough into strips measuring 1 x 8 inches (2.5 x 20 cm).
  4. 4
    Fold each strip in half lengthwise; twist several times and pinch ends together.
  5. 5
    Deep fry in hot (380°F / 200˚C) fat on until golden brown, flipping to cook both sides.
  6. 6
    Place crullers on absorbent paper to drain, and cool. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Category
Desserts
Method
Frying

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Crullers_(Twisted)