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The following recipe came from Hungary with my grandmother around the turn
of the century. One of the earliest memories from my childhood is watching
my mother at the kitchen table rolling and cutting dough for this delight.
The original recipe calls for deep frying in lard, but in the interest of
keeping my arteries unblocked, I have experimented with various oils and
shortenings in substitute. I have settled on Crisco, as hot as you can get
it without smoking yourself out of the kitchen. The name, by the way,
translates as "twisted doughnut". The dough is traditionally cut with a
special pastry wheel which has a fluted edge.
FORGOTCZ FANK
2 lb. flour 1 Tb brandy
1 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 lb. butter or margerine 1 tsp. baking powder
3 eggs 2 to 3 lb. shortening
1 c. milk powdered sugar
Cream the butter (margerine) and sugar. Add the eggs, milk, brandy, salt, and
baking powder. Gradually add the flour until the dough is not sticky. Put
dough on a board and knead in any remaining flour. Wrap in plastic wrap and
allow the dough to rest for a few hours or overnight.... makes it MUCH easier
to roll. Cut dough into small sections, covering all but the one you are
working on. Roll dough out to 1/16" thickness. Cut out pieces about 3" to 4"
long and about 1-1/2" wide. Make a slit about 1-1/2" long down the center of
each piece and pull one end through the slit so that the sides twist. Deep fry
about six pieces at a time until golden in color and drain on paper towels.
Avoid the urge to speed things up by doing more at one time... you will only
cool the shortening too fast and end up with a heavier, less crisp result.
Sprinkle lavishly with powdered sugar when cool. Enjoy!
By the way, the brandy is important for more than just flavoring. When the
pieces of dough hit the hot shortening, the brandy vaporizes and forces its way
out of the dough, preventing shortening from getting in, making for a much
lighter result. As you can guess, this gets pretty frantic with only one
person doing it; for best results, and more fun, work with a friend, one person
rolling and cutting, the other person frying.