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Chrusciki Recipe: Angel Wings

Submitted by Elysian Alder

This is a family recipe for chrusciki, a Polish dessert also known as faworki or angel wings.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups any flour (plus more as needed)
• 6 egg yolks
• 2-3 cups oil for frying
• 2 ½ tablespoons sour cream
• 2 ½ tablespoons butter, softened
• 1-2 tablespoons spirits (optional. I use vodka, but rum can work too)
• Pinch of salt
• 3 ½ tablespoons sugar
• Around 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Mix flour, eggs, sour cream, butter, sugar, and spirits together in a large bowl to create dough
   
2. Lightly flour surface (countertop, cutting board, other cooking surface) and begin kneading dough. If dough begins to stick, add flour.
   
3. Roll dough on surface, making dough as thin as possible. Then, cut into strips, usually around 1-1 ½ inch strips. Cut a slit into the middle of each strip, then take one end and pull it through the slit to form a bow shape.
   
4. Repeat with all strips.
   
5. Test if the oil is heated by tossing a small piece of dough in and seeing if it rises to the top. Then fry chrusciki in oil in a deep pan or pot. You may need to fry in batches, flipping as needed. Do not use the air fryer for these.
   
6. Using tongs, remove chrusciki when golden brown; place on plate lined with paper towel, then dust with powdered sugar. You can also place them in a Ziploc, sealable container or a paper bag, add the powdered sugar, and shake!
   
7. Enjoy when cookies are coated with sugar 🙂 Can be served with coffee or cocoa.