Pączki
- ½ pint cream
- 6 egg yolks
- ¾ cup sugar
- 3 or 4 cups flour
- 3 tbsp butter (melted)
- 2 small yeast cakes
- lemon rind or vanilla
- 1 tsp salt
- jam
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Beat eggs yolk well, add sugar
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Dissolve yeast in warm cream, add to yolks, add flour gradually, then add melted butter, more flour while beating well until dough no long clings to the spoon.
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Set aside and let rise for about 2 hours
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Take a small piece of dough and flatten it out in the palm of your hand.
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Put about a teaspoonful of jam in the center and fold in the edges of the dough until a ball is formed with the jam in the center.
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Fry the balls in deep fat (about 350° F) about five minutes
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When done sprinkle with a powdered sugar and butter icing.
