Recipe - Chrusti - Lovers Knots

5 Eggs
2 teaspoon Vanilla
One half cup Sugar
2 tablespoon Butter (or shortening)
One half teaspoon Salt
2 One half cup Flour

CHRUSTI LOVER'S KNOTS

Hot fat at 375 degrees

Sif the flour, sugar and salt together. Cut in butter. Add vanilla to the
eggs and beat until light and frothy. Mix this into the flour. Do not add
more egg than to make the flour dough easily handled. If using large eggs,
start with 3 and vanilla and then beat additional egg or eggs until frothy
if needed. Knead on lightly floured board for 3 minutes.

Roll dough about 1/8 inch thich and cut, with floured knife, into strips 1
One half inches wide and 4 inches long. Make slash 1 inch long in center of each
piece. Lift and carefully slip one end through the slit. This forms the
knot.

Drop the knots carefully into deep fat being careful not to crowd them. Fry
until they are light golden brown on one side, turn and fry on other side.
(They are done when fork inserted comes out clean). Remove, drain on paper
towel. When cool, toss in a bag with confectioners sugar.

Makes about 3 doz.

From: A World of Good Eating

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