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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Perfect for Mardi Gras, from The Southern Heritage Celebrations cookbook. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
2 eggs |
2 inches vegetable oil, in a skillet |
2 cups cane syrup |
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans |
Directions:
1. Melt butter in saucepan over low heat; let cool.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
3. Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl until light and frothy.
4. Continue beating and gradually add melted butter.
5. Stir in flour mixture, mixing well, to form a dough.
6. Divide dough into 16 equal portions, rolling each portion into a ball.
7. Roll each ball out into a 8-inch circle on a lightly floured surface.
8. Heat the oil in a skillet.
9. Drop a pastry circle into hot oil using a long-handled fork; immediately stick the fork tines in the center of the pastry, and twist quickly.
10. Hold with fork until set (pastry will fold over on itself, forming an ear ); cook until golden brown on both sides.
11. Drain on paper towels. Repeat.
12. Pour syrup into a saucepan; bring to a boil.
13. Cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
14. Dip each pastry in hot syrup, coating well on both sides.
15. Sprinkle with pecans; let dry on buttered wax paper.
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