Easter Traditions 2013 - Fastnachtkuchlein

Step 1. Beat your wife with the rolling pin. Just don't smile like this guy while you do it; it looses credibility (I think he needs Despondex - the stuff they advertise on The Onion. I won't link to it. Funny, but foul language.)

What you need- seriously now.

2 eggs
5 tbs. Cream
½ tsp. salt
2 tbs. sugar
2 or 2 ½ c. all-purpose flour
Deep fat for frying
Confectioners sugar

Beat the eggs with the cream, salt, and sugar. Beat in flour to form a stiff dough. Kneed well on a lightly floured board until the dough is satin-smooth and filled with air bubbles - about 5 minutes. Cover the dough and let it rest in a warm place for 30 minutes. Cut dough into pieces the size of a whole walnut.

Roll out each piece of the dough on a lightly floured board. Roll it as thinly as possible into a round. With fingers, stretch out the dough even further until it is paper-thin. Place the dough on a lightly floured kitchen cloth and let it dry for 15 minutes.

Act silly during the 15 minute waiting period.

Fry in deep fat at 380 degrees (on the thermometer) for 5 minutes until golden brown.

Be sure to have your ipod earbuds in and sing out loud. Then while the dough is frying, push the circle together with 2 wooden sticks (or table forks like she used) to give the cookie a crumpled appearance.

Remove

Drain well on absorbent paper, and serve hot or cold, sprinkled with confectioners’ sugar.

OR... set to side and drool over them until Easter mornin'.