[dog drool]

OK I think of introducing my souther co-workers to the traditions of faschnauts Does anyone have a recipee?

 

[usafe7ret]

Looked this one up on Google. Try at your own risk

Alice Faust’s Family Recipe #2: Fashnachts with Yeast

2 cups scalded milk
½ cup lard
1 cup mashed potatoes
2 teaspoons salt
¾ cup sugar
2 well beaten eggs
1 package yeast
7 cups flour, approximately

Scald milk and add mashed potatoes, sugar, salt, and lard. Cool until lukewarm. Add eggs. Add yeast and enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead well and place in a greased bowl. Cover with a cloth and let rise about 1 ½ hours. Roll ¼ in thick on a
floured board. Place on a cloth and let rise until doubled in size and fry in hot fat.

 

[CoffeeDragon]

It's that time of year that you should be able to get faschnauts commercially, i.e. at the grocery store or local bakery. I grew up in Berks County and most any local grocery store had them starting in early February. There was a bakery in my hometown that had them year round. The same bakery was the only place you could get a molasses based wet bottom shoofly pie ;-)

If you buy them fresh and ship them overnight you can get them there in good shape. Be sure to pack a bottle of blackstrap molasses with them so they can get the full experience!

 

[marksbug]

are you speaking american? I b lost.when I fastenuts there on my car or bike.donut what yuor talking about.but sounds very fatning, must be great !!!

 

[dog drool]

Fashnachts are Penn Dutch donut traditional made on Fat tuesday to use up the Lard and Sugar so you would not be tempted to use them during Lent.
I lived in Lancaster PA But now liveing in the Blue Ridge Moutains of Va my local stores do not carry them.

 

[Gaily]

Sounds like a road trip to me. :-D

 

[bh241]

I've never heard of them before, but I have to admit... they sound great. ;-)

Now, I'm hungry...

 

[Spotman]

:006::006::035::035::homer::homer:Mmmmmm Doughnuts....