Alice’s Fastnacht Kueceles

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Alice’s Fastnacht Kuecheles

Author Alice Kwiecien

Ingredients

• 3-4 Cups Flour
• 1 Pkg Active dry yeast
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 1/4 Cup Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1/4 Cup Shortening
• 1-3/4 Cup Milk
• Confectioners sugar
• Oil for frying

Instructions

• Mix 1-1/2 cups flour, yeast, salt and sugar.
• Heat milk and shortening in a saucepan until lukewarm.
• Add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes.
• Add egg and 1/2 cup more flour (or enough flour) to form a thick batter.
• Stir in enough more flour to make a soft dough, kneading lightly.
• Cover bowl; let rise in warm place until double in bulk, about 1 hour..
• On floured surface knead lightly. 
• Roll out to 1/2” thickness.
• Cut into squares.
• Heat deep oil to 375 degrees.
• Pull on the outside edges of the square so that the dough is thinner in the center.
• Fry kuecheles a few at a time in oil.
• Brown on one side, flip and brown the other side.
• Drain on paper.
• Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.