Czech Listy Celestial Crust Recipes

CZECH LISTY CELESTIAL CRUST

Steps:

• Beat eggs until lemon colored and creamy.
• Stir in cream (I think 1/2 and 1/2 here), milk, sugar, and salt.
• Sift in flour to make a stiff dough.
• Turn out on a floured board and knead 7 minutes until elastic and smooth.
• Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
• Roll out half the dough at a time.
• Cut a center in each piece.
• Fry a few at a time in hot fat 400 degrees Fahrenheit to a golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

BOZI MILOSTI (CELESTIAL CRUSTS)

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar, beat in egg and egg yolks, beat in cream, grape juice and lemon rind.
• Gradually stir in flour.
• Wrap dough in wax paper and chill for 30 minutes.
• Divide dough into 4 parts.
• Roll each part thinly on floured board, the thinner the better.
• Cut into 1 inch squares.
• Drop into hot fat (375 F), fry until golden.
• Drain on absorbent paper, sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• Serve hot or cold.

LISTY I

Steps:

• Mix together egg yolks, egg white, salt, sugar and cream. Gradually stir in flour until dough becomes stiff enough to roll out.
• Roll out paper thin and cut into triangles. (Grandma would cut a slit in the middle of each and twist a corner through the slit to make them look fancier.)
• Put enough oil in a pot to cover cookie. Heat oil until a small amount of dough placed in oil begins to fry. Deep fry each cookie in hot oil until light brown. Remove cookie from oil and drain excess oil on paper towels. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.

LISTY (CZECH "LEAVES")

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients and roll out on floured board like for noodles.
• Cut with pizza cutter into strips about 3 inches wide and then into small diamonds.
• Fry in hot grease (375).
• Turn over once and fry until light golden brown.
• Remove from grease and drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with sugar or powdered sugar.