Swiss Carnival Pastry (Fasnachtsküchle)

Ingredients

• 500 g flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 100 g sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar
• 100 g butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 packet baking powder
• butter fat (for frying)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Mix all ingredients together and knead into a dough. Let rest for 30 minutes. Roll out the dough on a floured surface and cut into diamond shapes with a pastry cutter.

2. 2.

   Heat the fat in a deep fryer to about 180 °C and fry the dough pieces until golden brown. Drain on kitchen paper, dust with powdered sugar, and serve warm.