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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a small bowl stir together the flour and salt. Set aside. | 2. In a deep bowl, beat eggs with a fork or wire whisk. Gradually beat in the cooled butter or margerine. Stir in water. Stir into flour mixture till well combined. If neccesary use hands to work in flour. | 3. Form into a ball with hands. | 4. Divide dough into 24 balls. | 5. On a lightly floured surface, roll each ball into a paper thin round, 6 inches in diameter. Cover rounds to prevent drying out. | 6. In a large deep saucepan or deep fryer, heat 2 inches of melted shortening or cooking oil to 375 degrees. Place one round of dough in the oil. As soon as it rises to the surface, press the center with a long handled fork and twist the fork to give the dough a pig's ear shape. Press fork and dough against side of the pan to retain shape. Fry for 1 1/2 minutes or till golden, turning once. Drain on paper towels and repeat with remaining rounds. | 7. Topping:. | 8. In a 2 quart saucepan bring cane syrup or syrup molasses mixture to boiling. Clip a candy thermometer to pan. Cook syrup over medium low until it reaches 230 degrees, stirring frequently. | 9. Arrange the pastries on a platter. Drizzel with hot syrup and sprinkle with pecans. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
purpose flour	2	cups		-	-	-	-
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
butter	1/4	cup	melted cooled	342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
water	2	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
shortening				-	-	-	-
molasses	1 1/2	1/2		1465.95	377.7602	0.0	0.5055
pecan	3/4	cup	chopped	214.76	40.248000000000005	4.42	4.524

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.