French Crullers
From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 12
A fried cake and sister to the doughnut, which takes its name from the Dutch word krulle, meaning "twisted cake." French crullers are made in a round shape with cream-puff batter, and fried in deep fat and glazed.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/4 cup shortening shopping list
- 1 cup boiling water shopping list
- 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour shopping list
- 3 eggs shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- fat (for deep frying) shopping list
How to make it
- Combine sugar, salt, shortening, and boiling water in a saucepan.
- Mix and bring to a rapid boil.
- Add flour all at once and mix and cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
- Add vanilla.
- Force mixture through pastry tube onto greased paper, forming circles.
- Heat deep fat to 375 degrees F on frying thermometer.
- Carefully turn paper upside down so crullers will drop into fat. Fry and flip over until golden brown.
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
One of my favorite donuts! Great post!
shirleyoma
in Cove loved it
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yumm, the donut looks sooo, good, ima make it :)
najwax0x0x
in Melbourne loved it
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