Swiss Carnival Treats (Fasnachtschüechli)

Ingredients

• 2 Eggs
• 50 ml whipping cream
• 2 tbsp Raw cane sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 275 g wheat flour type 1050
• 1 tbsp butter
• 100 ml rapeseed oil (for frying)
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar from raw cane sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Whisk eggs with cream, sugar and salt in a bowl. Add flour and butter and knead into a smooth dough until it starts to bubble; add more flour or cream if needed. Cover the dough and let rest for about 20 minutes. Then cut walnut-sized pieces and roll them very thin into circles.

2. 2.

   Place on a towel and fold the edges into waves. Let dry, then fry in hot fat (170 °C) 2–3 minutes per side until golden brown, turning once. Drain on kitchen paper and cool. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.