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Connecticut Crullers
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Servings: 4
A delicious fry bread from the New England chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. Cooking time approximate.
Ingredients:
4 cups flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 cup cream
oil, for frying
confectioners' sugar
Directions:
1. Sift dry ingredients together very well.
2. Cream butter and sugar together until thoroughly mixed.
3. Add eggs and beat well.
4. Add dry ingredients alternately with cream to batter.
5. Mix thoroughly.
6. Preheat oil to 360F in a large saucepan or stockpot
7. Place dough on a well-floured board and pat lightly until just thick enough to cut into thin strips 1/2 wide.
8. Bring edges together to form a circle, leaving a hole in the center and pressing edges together.
9. Fry until brown and drain on paper towels.
10. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
By RecipeOfHealth.com