Slovenian Flancati

[JoeV]

This is a fried dough treat I remember as a kid, and I've had a taste for these for months. It's pronounced flan-tsa-tee. Finally decided to try to make them, and after a bit of trial and error came up with a decent product. These are so light and airy that I decide to take the picture with some delicate daffodils from the yard.

I'll post the recipe when I get a little time to write it up. It came from my mother's 1953 Slovenian Women's Union cookbook.

 

[Tickle Me Elmo]

Thanks for the reminder. I haven't had them for years. Used to make them a lot during the holidays and made them by the suit box full. I could eat them by the handful. Now I want some. I'll have to pull out the recipe.

 

[homecook]

Hurry and get that recipe up!! They look great!!!!

Us Pollacks make something similar called kruschiki. I used to help my grandmother make them all the time! My recipe is posted here.

 

[suziquzie]

OOOO my husband wouod kill for a good fried dough!
We're still lookin, cant wait til you post!
I'll have to look for yours homecook!

 

[JoeV]

Gosh, it's been a month since i promised to post this recipe. Here it is:

SLOVENIAN FLANCATI


Ingredients

3 c. flour
3 tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. sweet cream
4 egg yolks
1 tsp. salt

Method:


Sift into bowl 3 cups flour. Set aside an additional 1/2 cup flour for later use. Add to flour in bowl the sugar, cream, egg yolks and salt. Mix well with fork. Then place on floured board and knead by hand until smooth and tiny bubbles appear, adding reserved flour as needed. Cover dough and let it rest for 1 hour in the fridge. Divide the dough into four equal parts and work with one section at a time. This dough can be left in the fridge for several days without a problem. I wrap it tightly with plastic wrap.

Roll out very thin (almost see-thru) on floured board and cut into 2" by 4"(ish) rectangles. Make slit in the center and pull one end through slit creating a twisted rectangle. Drop into deep hot fat. They will puff up and cook quickly, so I usually only put 3-4 at a time in the oil, and flip them with a long set of tongs to avoid getting burned by the oil. Fry until a light golden brown and turn to fry other side. Remove and drain on a paper towel. When cooled, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

 

[Doc]

Good one Joe. These do look tasty.

 

[QSis]

GIMME!!!!!!!

Lee

 

[buckytom]

yup, they're twisted kruschiki.



now say that 10 times fast.

twisted kruschiki
twisted kruschiki
twisted kruschiki
twisted kruschiki
twisted

aww, the hell with it.

very nice, joe!

 

[JoeV]

How did this thread get resurrected? I was just thinking about making these yesterday, but got side tracked.