Recipe: Farfallette Dolci (Fried Bow Wings or Bow Knots
For 23 Persons
Category: Cookies
6 Eggs
3 tb Granulated sugar
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Orange flavoring
1 ts Almond flavoring
3 c Flour
2 tb Butter, - softened
Oil, for frying
1/2 c Confectioner's sugar
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6 c Flour
2 tb Baking powder
1/4 c Sugar
1 ts Salt
1/2 c Lard, softened
6 Eggs
Oil, for frying
1 c Confectioner's sugar
Beat eggs, sugar, salt and flavorings; place flour on board, cut in butter;
add eggs and knead until s smooth ball; if dough is too soft, gradually add
a little flour; divide dough into 4 pieces and roll each piece to 1/4 inch
thickness on a floured board; cut with pastry cutter into strips 6 inches
long and 1 inch wide; tie into a loose knot and deep fry until golden
brown; drain and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Variation: Combine dry
ingredients and mix well; cut in lard and add eggs, one at a time, mixing
well after each addition; knead as above; cut into strips, tie into a knot,
fry and drain on paper towels; cool and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
Chuck Ozburn
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #490 by Nancy Berry
Mar 01, 1997.
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