Fasnachtsküchlein Recipes

NANA'S FASTNACHTS

Steps:

• Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Let cool until lukewarm. In a small bowl, proof the yeast by adding the warm water to the yeast. Let stand 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl mix together the teaspoon of sugar and 3 cups of the flour. Stir in milk until smooth. Add proofed yeast and mix well. Cover and let rise until doubled in size.
• Stir in beaten eggs, melted butter or margarine, one cup of sugar, salt, and enough of the remaining flour to make a stiff dough. Cover and let rise for a second time until doubled.
• Punch down dough and divide into 2 portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut dough with a biscuit cutter. Make 2 slits with a sharp knife in the middle of each doughnut. Cover and let rise a third time until doubled in size.
• Deep fat fry in oil or lard for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until lightly browned. Rotate to ensure even cooking. Drain on brown paper bags. Toss in confectioners sugar while still warm.

CARNIVAL DOUGHNUTS / FASCHINGSKRAPFEN

Steps:

• Mix the yolks, butter, yeast, sugar and milk with the flour and let the dough sit in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
• Mix it and let it sit again until its volume has doubled.
• Then make about 20 little balls from it, which you should flatten slightly. Cover them with a kitchen towel and let them sit for another 30 minutes in a warm place.
• Heat the oil in a pot and bake the Krapfen on both sides.
• Take them out and let the excessive oil run off.
• Mix the apricot jam with rum and use one of these fancy filling tools with a beak to inject the jam into the baked doughnuts.
• Then cover them generously with icing sugar.

FASNACHTSKüCHLEIN

Steps:

• Put flour in a bowl add salt, eggs and cream, mix well.
• Knead until the dough is soft and even.
• Rinse a bowl with hot water, cover the dough with the bowl and leave it alone for about 30 minutes.
• Cut dough in 12 pieces of the same size.
• Cover table with flour and roll the pieces of dough as thin as possible.
• Remove the flour that's left over.
• Heat the coconut fat or deep-frying oil in a pan to 180°C (355°F).
• Put dough in pan.
• Fry on both sides until the cookies are yellow.
• Drip off the fat or oil.
• Spread confectioner's sugar evenly over the cookies.