Kentucky Chocolate Crullers Recipes

CRULLERS

Steps:

• Make the Crullers: Combine the water, butter, sugar, and salt in a large saucepan and bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. Immediately remove from the heat, add all the flour at once, and stir hard with a wooden spoon until all the flour is incorporated, about 30 to 60 seconds. Return the pan to the heat and cook, stirring, to evaporate some of the moisture, about 2 minutes.
• Scrape the mixture into a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or use a hand mixer or mix by hand), and mix at medium speed. With the mixer running, and adding 1 egg at a time, add 3 of the eggs, stopping after each addition to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix until the dough is smooth and glossy and the eggs are completely incorporated. The dough should be thick, but should fall slowly and steadily from the beaters when you lift them out of the bowl. If the dough is still clinging to the beaters, add another egg and mix until completely incorporated.
• Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Using a pastry bag fitted with a star tip (use a large size, like #12), pipe the dough onto the sheet pan in rows of 2 1/2-inch rings. Freeze them for 30 minutes to make them easier to pick up.
• Meanwhile, make the Glaze: Stir together the powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl.
• Pour the vegetable oil into a large pot to a depth of 2 inches and heat to 325 degrees F. Working in batches, lift the dough circles off the sheet pan and carefully slip them into the oil. Fry, turning once, until lightly browned. Drain the crullers on a brown paper bag; then dip them completely in the glaze. Let the crullers cool and set before serving.

KENTUCKY CHOCOLATE CRULLERS

Steps:

• Cream shortening, sugar and eggs.
• Add chocolate and then sour milk and baking soda, beaten together, then vanilla.
• Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt, sifted together.
• Take small amounts of dough and roll about 1/4 inch thickness.
• Cut with doughnut cutter and fry in hot deep shortening until brown and well done.
• When cool, roll in powdered sugar.

CSOROGE-HUNGARIAN CRISPY CRULLERS

Steps:

• Add just enough of flour to egg yolks and sour cream to make a soft dough. Add sugar, salt, brandy and vinegar. Knead until smooth. Try not to use any more flour than necessary.
• Let dough rest about 3 minutes. Roll out very thin. Roll out on lightly floured board to about 1/8" thick. With a floured knife, cut into diamond shapes about 2" wide, 6" long. Make a 1" slit in center and pull one end through slit, twisting a little as you do it.
• Fry in veg. shortening(about 365*F.) to cover until light brown, turning once or twice to brown evenly; drain on paper towels. Sprinkle generously with powdered sugar while still hot. Enjoy!

ORANGE GLAZED DOUGHNUTS-CRULLERS

Steps:

• EVENING BEFORE:.
• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water.
• Beat in the milk, butter, sugar, salt and eggs.
• Beat in 2 cups of flour until smooth. Add remaining flour.
• Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• THE NEXT MORNING:.
• Punch dough down; divide in half. Return one portion to the refrigerator.
• On a floured surface, roll out second portion into an 18-in. x 9-in. rectangle; cut width-wise into 3/4-in. strips.
• Fold each strip in half lengthwise and twist several times. Pinch the ends to seal. Place on greased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. Cover and let rise until almost doubled, about 35-45 minutes.
• In a wide, large pot or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry crullers, a few at a time, until golden, about 1 minute on each side, turning with a slotted spoon.
• Drain on paper towels. In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients; brush over warm crullers. Enjoy!

CHURROS (MEXICAN CRULLERS)

Steps:

• Bring water, sugar and salt to boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in flour all at once and beat until smooth.
• Beat in eggs one at a time until mixture is smooth.
• Spoon mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large star point.
• Pipe 3 inch strips onto waxed paper or floured surface.
• Add lemon peel to fry fat and heat to 375 degrees.
• Fry churros a few at a time for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden, turning as necessary.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Roll in sugar.

FRENCH CRULLERS

Steps:

• Combine sugar, salt, shortening, and boiling water in a saucepan.
• Mix and bring to a rapid boil.
• Add flour all at once and mix and cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• Add vanilla extract.
• Force mixture through pastry tube onto greased paper, forming circles.
• Heat deep fat to 375 degrees F on frying thermometer.
• Carefully turn paper upside down so crullers will drop into fat.
• Fry and flip over until golden brown.