Croatian Recipes: ‘Drunk’ Kroštule
- by croatiaweek
- in Food & Wine
‘Pijane’ Kroštule (Photo: Fini recepti)
Kroštule are a traditional pastry originating from Istria and Dalmatia by deep-frying ribbon-shaped dough.
Today’s recipe is a variation on the traditional kroštule with the addition of wine in the mixture, hence the name ‘drunk’ or ‘pijane’ kroštule.
Ingredients
Flour – 500 g
Butter – 150 g
White wine – 100 ml
Rakija (fruit brandy) – 50 ml
Eggs – 2
Lemon – 1
Oil
Salt
Icing sugar
Vanilla sugar
Instructions
1. Put flour in a bowl and add the butter (melted), 2 egg yolks, grated lemon skin, vanilla sugar, white wine, rakija and a pinch of salt. Beat well.
2. Shape the dough into a ball, place in a clean bowl, cover and let sit for around 30 minutes.
3. Roll out the dough into a 5 mm rectangular sheet and with a pastry wheel cut out strips around 15 (length) x 3 cm (width) in size.
4. Shape the strips into ribbons and deep fry in hot oil.
5. After around 4-5 minutes of frying when they turn golden brown take them out and let cool. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.
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