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Fastnacht Kuecheles Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3-4 cups flour
1 package dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup combined solid shortening and margarine
1 3/4 cups milk
Oil to deep fry
Confectioner's sugar or cinnamon-sugar to serve
Directions:
Directions:
Mix 1 1/2 cups of flour, dry yeast, salt, and sugar in a large bowl.

Heat milk and shortening in a saucepan until it is just lukewarm. It isn't necessary for the shortening to melt. Add to dry ingredients in the bowl, beat for 2 minutes at medium speed of an electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.

Add egg and 1/2 cup more flour or enough flour to form a thick batter. Beat at high speed for 2 more minutes.

Stir in enough more flour to make a soft dough, kneading lightly.

Cover bowl and let dough rise in a warm place until it doubles in bulk, about 1 hour.

Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly. Roll out to 1/2" - 3/4" thickness. Cut into squares. Let dough stand covered for a few minutes while you heat deep oil to 37º.

Fry kuecheles a few at a time in the oil. Pull on the outside edges of the square so that the dough is thinner in the center before dropping into oil. Brown on one side, flip and brown the other.

Drain on absorbent paper.

Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar or a mixture of granulated sugar and cinnamon when ready to serve.

 

 

 

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