Swabian Fasnetsküchle

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 500 g flour
• 15 g yeast
• 75 g sugar
• ¼ liter of milk
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 80 g butter
• 250 g lard
• 100 g powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Place the flour in a bowl and keep warm, then mix the yeast with a little sugar and lukewarm milk. Make a well in the center of the flour, mix a small amount of the flour with the yeast and milk to form a thick, runny starter dough, then dust the dough lightly with flour. Cover the bowl with a cloth and keep warm. After about half an hour, when the starter dough has risen well, make the actual dough: add the sugar, salt, and lukewarm milk to the starter dough and mix everything together. Now add the warmed eggs, melted butter, and enough milk to form a soft dough. Knead until it bubbles and pulls away from the spoon and bowl. Then set it back in a warm place to rise and cover it with a cloth. After about 30 minutes, roll out the dough on a pastry board until about a finger thick, cut out squares with a pastry wheel, and then bake them in hot lard until they are light brown. Remove from the fat and drain well. After cooling, sprinkle the cakes with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar as desired.