Recipe - Farfallette Dolci (Fried Bow Wings Or Bow Knots

6 Eggs
3 tablespoon Granulated sugar
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Orange flavoring
1 teaspoon Almond flavoring
3 cup Flour
2 tablespoon Butter, softened
Oil, for frying
One half cup Confectioner's sugar

VARIATION
6 cup Flour
2 tablespoon Baking powder
One fourth cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
One half cup Lard, softened
6 Eggs
Oil, for frying
1 cup 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 One fourth 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 MCRecipe Digest V1 #490 by Nancy Berry nlberry@prodigy.net on
Mar 01, 1997.