Listy Czech Leaves Recipes

LISTY (CZECH "LEAVES")

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients and roll out on floured board like for noodles.
• Cut with pizza cutter into strips about 3 inches wide and then into small diamonds.
• Fry in hot grease (375).
• Turn over once and fry until light golden brown.
• Remove from grease and drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with sugar or powdered sugar.

CZECH LENTILS (COCKA)

Steps:

• Saute onion, garlic and celery in hot oil in a 4- to 6-quart pot until the onion begins to turn golden.
• Add lentils and stir to coat well; saute another minute or two.
• Add water, ham, bay leaf and pepper; rub marjoram between palms of hand and add; cover and simmer for 25 to 35 minutes, until lentils are firm but tender. (If water evaporates before lentils are cooked, add a little more.)
• Drain any excess water; remove bay leaf. Stir in vinegar and salt.

CZECH LISTY CELESTIAL CRUST

Steps:

• Beat eggs until lemon colored and creamy.
• Stir in cream (I think 1/2 and 1/2 here), milk, sugar, and salt.
• Sift in flour to make a stiff dough.
• Turn out on a floured board and knead 7 minutes until elastic and smooth.
• Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
• Roll out half the dough at a time.
• Cut a center in each piece.
• Fry a few at a time in hot fat 400 degrees Fahrenheit to a golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

LISTY I

Steps:

• Mix together egg yolks, egg white, salt, sugar and cream. Gradually stir in flour until dough becomes stiff enough to roll out.
• Roll out paper thin and cut into triangles. (Grandma would cut a slit in the middle of each and twist a corner through the slit to make them look fancier.)
• Put enough oil in a pot to cover cookie. Heat oil until a small amount of dough placed in oil begins to fry. Deep fry each cookie in hot oil until light brown. Remove cookie from oil and drain excess oil on paper towels. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.

LISTY OR "LEAVES"

Steps:

• Mix all together and roll out real thin like noodles. Cut in long strips about 1 to 1-1/2 inches wide to with sharp knife or pizza cutter and then cut strips into squares. Fry in deep fat like doughnuts. Sprinkle with sugar. Best when eaten warm!