Thread: Chrusciki -- Polish Angel Wings Cookies

"Dimitri" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Good morning;
>
> I have had a request to make Chrusciki -- Polish Angel Wings Cookies
> today. I have never made them before so if you have a favorite recipe or
> some hints - help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards to all,
>
> Dimitri

The proper way to make them is to cook them in lard. The ones Aunt Stephie
made were fantastic. Never made them so we don't have a favorite recipe.

Dimitri wrote:
> Good morning;
>
> I have had a request to make Chrusciki -- Polish Angel Wings Cookies
> today. I have never made them before so if you have a favorite recipe
> or some hints - help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards to all,
>
> Dimitri

This looks a pretty reasonable method close to what I have seen done:

http://www.christmas-baking.com/chrusciki.html

The only deficiency is that they mention vegetable oil for frying. Lard
will give the best results.

Dimitri wrote:
>
> Good morning;
>
> I have had a request to make Chrusciki -- Polish Angel Wings Cookies today.
> I have never made them before so if you have a favorite recipe or some
> hints - help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards to all,
>
> Dimitri


Have never made these either but other recipes from this book have
turned out well!

Chrust (from: 'The Art of Polish Cooking')

2 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup icing/confectioner's sugar
2 cups plain/AP flour
1/4 cup vodka (Polish of course LOL)
1/4 cup soft butter
lard, shortening or oil for frying
2/3 cup icing/confectioner's sugar plus powdered vanilla or vanilla
sugar

Beat the eggs, egg yolks and salt together until creamy. Beat in the 1/2
cup sugar. Add the flour, vodka and butter. Knead until well mixed.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface until paper thin. Cut strips 1
1/2 by 6 inches. Cut a slit in the middle of each strip and pass one end
through the slit.
Heat the fat on high heat (but not to the smoke point). Fry the strips
on both sides until golden. Drain well. Dust (use a sieve) with the
vanilla sugar.

Dimitri wrote:
> Good morning;
>
> I have had a request to make Chrusciki -- Polish Angel Wings Cookies
> today. I have never made them before so if you have a favorite recipe
> or some hints - help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards to all,
>
> Dimitri

If you make them, can I come and eat them?

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:15:34 -0800, "Dimitri" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Good morning;
>
>I have had a request to make Chrusciki -- Polish Angel Wings Cookies today.
>I have never made them before so if you have a favorite recipe or some
>hints - help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Regards to all,
>
>Dimitri


Martha Stewart made them with her mother and there is a video of them
online. A friend has used this recipe and says they were terrific.

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/...th-mrs-kostyra

Boron

"Janet Wilder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Dimitri wrote:
>> Good morning;
>>
>> I have had a request to make Chrusciki -- Polish Angel Wings Cookies
>> today. I have never made them before so if you have a favorite recipe or
>> some hints - help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Regards to all,
>>
>> Dimitri
>
> If you make them, can I come and eat them?
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life

Made a batch for a New Jersey native. He has not been able to find them out
here.

Pretty good stuff.

Dimitri

"Boron Elgar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:15:34 -0800, "Dimitri" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Good morning;
>>
>>I have had a request to make Chrusciki -- Polish Angel Wings Cookies
>>today.
>>I have never made them before so if you have a favorite recipe or some
>>hints - help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Regards to all,
>>
>>Dimitri
>
>
> Martha Stewart made them with her mother and there is a video of them
> online. A friend has used this recipe and says they were terrific.
>
> http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/...th-mrs-kostyra
>
> Boron

Martha'a mom may be on to something. Regardless of her 'WASPy'
name....Martha Stewart is a North Jersey Pollack.
-ginny

BTW.....chrusciki should be paper thin and coated with powdered
sugar.....they melt in your mouth.

Dimitri wrote:
>
> "Janet Wilder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:0045ab4c$0$13634$[email protected]..
>> Dimitri wrote:
>>> Good morning;
>>>
>>> I have had a request to make Chrusciki -- Polish Angel Wings Cookies
>>> today. I have never made them before so if you have a favorite
>>> recipe or some hints - help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Regards to all,
>>>
>>> Dimitri
>>
>> If you make them, can I come and eat them?
>>
>> --
>> Janet Wilder
>> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
>> Good Friends. Good Life
>
> Made a batch for a New Jersey native. He has not been able to find them
> out here.
>
> Pretty good stuff.
>
> Dimitri

I am a Jersey Girl, too, living in way-the-heck-south Texas on the
Mexican border. One doesn't find Polish delicacies here, either. <g>

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

"Virginia Tadrzynski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Boron Elgar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:15:34 -0800, "Dimitri" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Good morning;
>>>
>>>I have had a request to make Chrusciki -- Polish Angel Wings Cookies
>>>today.
>>>I have never made them before so if you have a favorite recipe or some
>>>hints - help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>Regards to all,
>>>
>>>Dimitri
>>
>>
>> Martha Stewart made them with her mother and there is a video of them
>> online. A friend has used this recipe and says they were terrific.
>>
>> http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/...th-mrs-kostyra
>>
>> Boron
>
> Martha'a mom may be on to something. Regardless of her 'WASPy'
> name....Martha Stewart is a North Jersey Pollack.
> -ginny
>
> BTW.....chrusciki should be paper thin and coated with powdered
> sugar.....they melt in your mouth.


Thanks I learned that the thinness was important. The Powdered sugar is
best applied from a sieve and tapping it. I will have to experiment with
this a little. A final stretch on the dough just before dropping it in the
hot oil helps with the texture. Anyway 2 things resulted. We made a Jersey
boy happy, & I learned a new recipe.

BTW I was happy to see Martha's mom also burnt a few. LOL

Dimitri

Dimitri wrote:

> Thanks I learned that the thinness was important. The Powdered sugar
> is best applied from a sieve and tapping it. I will have to
> experiment with this a little. A final stretch on the dough just
> before dropping it in the hot oil helps with the texture. Anyway 2
> things resulted. We made a Jersey boy happy, & I learned a new
> recipe.

Boy, they're good. Addicting. The ones I buy are made
in north jersey, of course.

> BTW I was happy to see Martha's mom also burnt a few. LOL

Heh, you wouldn't be doing it right if you didn't, right?

nancy

On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:44:17 -0500, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Boron Elgar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]. .
>> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:15:34 -0800, "Dimitri" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Good morning;
>>>
>>>I have had a request to make Chrusciki -- Polish Angel Wings Cookies
>>>today.
>>>I have never made them before so if you have a favorite recipe or some
>>>hints - help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>Regards to all,
>>>
>>>Dimitri
>>
>>
>> Martha Stewart made them with her mother and there is a video of them
>> online. A friend has used this recipe and says they were terrific.
>>
>> http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/...th-mrs-kostyra
>>
>> Boron
>
>Martha'a mom may be on to something. Regardless of her 'WASPy'
>name....Martha Stewart is a North Jersey Pollack.

Yup. Grew up in Nutley, not far from where I am now.

And I know all the best Polish delis around, too.

Boron

"Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Dimitri wrote:
>
>> Thanks I learned that the thinness was important. The Powdered sugar
>> is best applied from a sieve and tapping it. I will have to
>> experiment with this a little. A final stretch on the dough just
>> before dropping it in the hot oil helps with the texture. Anyway 2
>> things resulted. We made a Jersey boy happy, & I learned a new
>> recipe.
>
> Boy, they're good. Addicting. The ones I buy are made
> in north jersey, of course.
>> BTW I was happy to see Martha's mom also burnt a few. LOL
>
> Heh, you wouldn't be doing it right if you didn't, right?
>
> nancy

That's about it....

:-)

Dimitri

"Boron Elgar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>
>>>
>>> Martha Stewart made them with her mother and there is a video of them
>>> online. A friend has used this recipe and says they were terrific.
>>>
>>> http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/...th-mrs-kostyra
>>>
>>> Boron
>>
>>Martha'a mom may be on to something. Regardless of her 'WASPy'
>>name....Martha Stewart is a North Jersey Pollack.
>
> Yup. Grew up in Nutley, not far from where I am now.
>
> And I know all the best Polish delis around, too.
>
> Boron

That's the problem - you can take the boy out of New Jersey
But you can't take New Jersey out of the boy......

I think he's been looking for Chrisciki since he came to CA.

Dimitri

On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:37:39 -0800, "Dimitri" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>"Boron Elgar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news[email protected]..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Martha Stewart made them with her mother and there is a video of them
>>>> online. A friend has used this recipe and says they were terrific.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/...th-mrs-kostyra
>>>>
>>>> Boron
>>>
>>>Martha'a mom may be on to something. Regardless of her 'WASPy'
>>>name....Martha Stewart is a North Jersey Pollack.
>>
>> Yup. Grew up in Nutley, not far from where I am now.
>>
>> And I know all the best Polish delis around, too.
>>
>> Boron
>
>That's the problem - you can take the boy out of New Jersey
>But you can't take New Jersey out of the boy......
>
>I think he's been looking for Chrisciki since he came to CA.
>
>Dimitri

Then you have done him a great service. I love those things. My kids
used to call them "cruise ships" when they were young.

I grew up in Detroit, which at that time had a very large emigrant
Polish population, yet I have no memory of getting chrusciki growing
up. Paczki, yes, but no chrusciki.

Boron

"Dimitri" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Boron Elgar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news[email protected]..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Martha Stewart made them with her mother and there is a video of them
>>>> online. A friend has used this recipe and says they were terrific.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/...th-mrs-kostyra
>>>>
>>>> Boron
>>>
>>>Martha'a mom may be on to something. Regardless of her 'WASPy'
>>>name....Martha Stewart is a North Jersey Pollack
>>
>> Yup. Grew up in Nutley, not far from where I am now.
>>
>> And I know all the best Polish delis around, too.
>>
>> Boron
>
> That's the problem - you can take the boy out of New Jersey
> But you can't take New Jersey out of the boy......

LOL! I often say that about Catholicism - "you can take the 'girl' outta
the Church, but you can't take the.Church outta the girl"

I love the look of this recipe and will try it soon. A new neighbor of mine
is from Poland, and I think I'll make them for her as a "welcome to the
hood" gift.

TammyM