French crullers recipe

French Crullers Recipe

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In this blog post I will take you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's go.
French crullers are a delightful pastry treat that originated in France. These light and airy donuts are made from a choux pastry dough, which gives them a unique texture. The dough is piped into a ring shape and then fried until golden brown. Once cooked, they are typically coated in a sweet glaze or dusted with powdered sugar.

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French crullers recipe details

French crullers recipe, recipe Rating: 4.3
Number of votes:97Ingredients
1. All purpose flour (1c)
2. hot water (1c)
3. shortening (4tbsp)
4. orange zest (1tsp)
5. salt (1tsp)
6. white sugar (4tbsp)
7. vanilla extract (1tsp)
8. salt (1/8tsp)
9. cream (3tbsp)
10. confectioner sugar (1 1/2c)
11. shortening (1 1/2tbsp)
12. eggs (3)

Method of preparation
1. Take a saucepan; put orange rind, shortening, salt and 4 tablespoons of white sugar and 1 cup of hot water in it. Keep this mixture to boil and then mix 1 cup of flour in it. Cook it by stirring until the mixture becomes thick.

2. Take off the pan from heat and keep it to cool slightly. Add one egg in it and beat it well before adding another egg. Take a well greased square of heavy paper, press the dough on it in desired shape.

3. Take a frying pan of hot fat and then drop the crullers into the hot fat by turn the paper upside down. Fry them for about 6 to 7 minutes until they get puffed up and changes to golden brown in color. Then drain them on unglazed paper and sprinkle confectioner frosting over them.

4. To make frosting; take a bowl and beat 1 ½ tablespoon of shortening by adding sugar in it. Then add cream, vanilla and salt in it and mix it until it becomes smooth.
Number of servings – 18