Honey Cookies aka Crostoli

  • 6 eggs
  • 3 C AP flour
  • 1 C self rising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 TBL brandy
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 C granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp grated lemon rind
  • 1/2 C EVOO
  1. Whisk together wet ingredients
  2. Sift together dry ingredients
  3. Create a well in the dry ingredients and pour wet into the well
  4. Use your hands to pull the dough together
  5. Dough should be tender, but firm
  6. Rest 30 minutes to let gluten relax
  7. Roll chunks of the dough very flat and thin using a rolling pin or a pasta machine
  8. Cut into strips about 1 1/2 inch wide
  9. Cut a short slit in the middle
  10. Loop one end of the strip through the slit
  11. Fry in canola oil – approx 365º 1-2 minutes per side
  12. Use tongs to remove and drain on paper
  13. Dust with powdered sugar or dip in hot honey (approx 130º)
    If using honey DO NOT feed to children under three years of age
  14. Put onto platter lined with tin foil

 

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