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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Cookies - another recipe and how to ship these goodies...

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When I was growing up, my friend's mother, who was Polish, would make these for Christmas. I just remembered this. She would get out all the ingredients, and she, her daughter Roberta, and I would make these. The dough has to be so thin you can almost see through it. When it came to cutting the strips, the job was turned over to Roberta and me. I loved making them.

Then I would bring some home. These are wonderful! You will love them.


Polish Bow Cookies - Kruschiki Or Chruschiki Recipe


Polish Bow Cookies  - Kruschiki Or Chruschiki Recipe
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The word Kruschiki means twigs or brushwood. I love these cookies but make sure you place them on paper towel immediately after they have been removed from the cooking oil. These are very popular at Christmas and Easter.

Lor

Ingredients
  • 9 Egg yolks
  • 3 Tbsp. Sour cream
  • 1 Tbsp. Rum
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 1 cup Confectioners' sugar
  • 3 cups Flour (sifted)
  • 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 3 Tbsp. Sugar
  • 1 Oil for deep frying

Directions
  1. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until well combined.
  2. Add sour cream, rum and vanilla and mix until smooth.
  3. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt and add it to egg yolk mixture, a little at a time.
  4. On a heavily floured surface knead the dough vigorously, punching and squeezing as much flour into it as it will take until the dough is no longer sticky (1/2 hour).
  5. Separate dough into several portions and roll very thin.
  6. Turn the dough and loosen often when rolling.
  7. The dough should look like parchment paper that you can see through.
  8. Cut dough into strips approximately 1-1/2 inches wide, 4 inches long.
  9. Make slit closer to one end and bring the longer end through the slit. Heat oil to 375 degrees and fry quickly (only a few seconds) until golden not brown.
  10. Turn only once.
  11. Drain on paper towels.
  12. Dust with confectioners sugar.
  13. Makes 8 dozen.

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