Cooking Recipe Chrusti - Lover'S Knots
Recipe Ingredients
Directions
CHRUSTI - LOVER'S KNOTS
Hot fat at 375 degrees
Sif the flour, sugar and salt together. Cut in butter. Add vanilla
to the eggs and beat until light and frothy. Mix this into the flour.
Do not add more egg than to make the flour dough easily handled. If
using large eggs, start with 3 and vanilla and then beat additional
egg or eggs until frothy if needed. Knead on lightly floured board
for 3 minutes.
Roll dough about 1/8 inch thich and cut, with floured knife, into
strips 1 1/2 inches wide and 4 inches long. Make slash 1 inch long in
center of each piece. Lift and carefully slip one end through the
slit. This forms the knot.
Drop the knots carefully into deep fat being careful not to crowd
them. Fry until they are light golden brown on one side, turn and fry
on other side. (They are done when fork inserted comes out clean).
Remove, drain on paper towel. When cool, toss in a bag with
confectioners sugar.
Makes about 3 doz.
From: A World of Good Eating