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🍽️ Crispy Russian Lard Pastry Loops

374 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 200 g flour
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 tbsp whipping cream
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tbsp vodka
• flour (for working)
• lard (for frying)

Instructions

1. 1. Sift the flour into a large bowl.
2. 2. Add the egg yolks, the cream, the baking powder, the salt, and the vodka.
3. 3. Knead everything into a firm and pliable dough.
4. 4. Dust your work surface with some flour.
5. 5. Roll out the dough thinly.
6. 6. Cut the dough into strips of about 2 by 12 centimeters using a pastry wheel.
7. 7. Make a longitudinal cut in the middle of each strip.
8. 8. Pull one end of the dough through the opening to form a loop.
9. 9. Heat the lard to about 170 degrees Celsius.
10. 10. Fry the loops in batches in the hot fat.
11. 11. Cook them for 2 to 3 minutes until they are golden brown.
12. 12. Let the excess fat drain on kitchen paper.
13. 13. Serve the pastries immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 374
• Protein: 9 g · Fett/Fat: 19 g · Carbs: 40 g