German Crullers With Lemon Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Crullers
    3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    1/4 cup cornstarch
    2 tablespoons sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    5 eggs
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    vegetable oil, for deep-frying (corn, peanut)
    Frosting
    1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
    1 lemon, juice of, to 2
Preparation
    For the crullers, bring 1 1/4 cups water and the butter to a boil in a saucepan.
    Remove from the heat. Mix the flour and the cornstarch together and stir into the liquid until to a smooth ball forms.
    Return the pan to the stove and stir over low heat until a white film appears on the bottom of the pan. Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl.
    Combine with the sugar, vanilla, eggs, and baking powder, using an electric mixer.
    Cut parchment paper into 3-inch squares. Spread them out on a clean work surface and grease them well.
    Put the dough into a pastry bag with a large serrated spout and squeeze a circle of about 2 inches on each piece of parchment paper.
    Heat the oil to 370F in a deep-fryer or in a large saucepan. The oil needs to be hot enough to sizzle a bread crumb.
    Let the crullers glide into the oil by carefully turning the parchment squares upside down and gently rolling up the two opposite edges. Fry only a few crullers at a time. They should be golden brown and puffy. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels.
    For the frosting, mix the confectioners' sugar with the lemon juice until smooth. Add a few drops of water if necessary.
    Spread the frosting on the warm crullers and allow them to set at room temperature. Serve within a few hours.

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