Chrusciki(Angel Wings)

Description: Angel wings are a very common pastry found in Poland just around christmas time and before easter time. The name itself helps to explain that containing the word angel. These are deep-fried pieces of dough twisted into ribbons and topped with powdered sugar. They are found before Easter time on a day called fat tuesday. It is the day before a 40 day fasting period called lent that happens right before easter. It is on this day that deep fried food like these angel wings are eaten.

Ingredients:

5 tablespoons cream

5 egg yolks

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1⁄4 cup sugar

2 1⁄4 cups flour, plus

1 teaspoon vanilla

powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Beat eggs until thick.

2. Add salt slowly while stirring.

3. Add sugar and vanilla, beat well.

4. Add cream and flour, alternating until blended. You may need more than the flour listed above depending on how humid it is that day.

5. Turn onto a floured board.

6. Cover with a cloth for 10 minutes.

7. Knead until dough blisters.

8. Roll very thin.

9. Cut into 1 inch by 4 inch rectangles.

10. Cut a gash in the middle of the rectangle and pull one end through so it looks like a twist.

11. Fry in 375 degree oil until golden brown.

12. Drain on a rack for 3 minutes then roll into powdered sugar.