German Dalken Recipe
The experience of this German Dalken recipe, will never let you go for another recipe again. It is a well-liked Snack to be served at the German table. Make this German Dalken for your family today to let them know that how much you love them.
Ingredients
1/2 cake compressed yeast or 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
2/3 cup warm milk
2/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons margarine, melted deep fat for frying
Confectioners' sugar
ACCOMPANIMENT
Melted butter
Damson or other jam
Ground cinnamon and sugar
Crumbled gingerbread
Grated cheese
Directions
Stir the yeast and sugar into the lukewarm milk until well mixed and leave for 5-10 minutes until frothy.
Sift the flour into a bowl, stir in the yeast liquid, the beaten egg and the melted fat, mix to a dough and knead until it pulls away cleanly from the sides of the bowl.
Place the dough in an oiled plastic bag and leave in a warm place to rise until doubled in size.
Turn the risen dough onto a lightly floured surface, punch down and knead until smooth.
Roll out to a rectangle about 9 inches by 7 1/2 inches and cut it into 1 1/2-inch squares (by cutting 5 strips one way and then cutting across 5 times the other way).
Place the dough squares on an oiled baking sheet and cover with oiled plastic wrap.
Leave in a warm place to rise until almost doubled in size.
Meanwhile heat the fat in a deep fat fryer to 360°F.
Fry the Dalken a few at a time until crisp and golden.
Drain on paper towels and then dust thickly with the sugar.
Sift the flour into a bowl, stir in the yeast liquid, the beaten egg and the melted fat, mix to a dough and knead until it pulls away cleanly from the sides of the bowl.
Place the dough in an oiled plastic bag and leave in a warm place to rise until doubled in size.
Turn the risen dough onto a lightly floured surface, punch down and knead until smooth.
Roll out to a rectangle about 9 inches by 7 1/2 inches and cut it into 1 1/2-inch squares (by cutting 5 strips one way and then cutting across 5 times the other way).
Place the dough squares on an oiled baking sheet and cover with oiled plastic wrap.
Leave in a warm place to rise until almost doubled in size.
Meanwhile heat the fat in a deep fat fryer to 360°F.
Fry the Dalken a few at a time until crisp and golden.
Drain on paper towels and then dust thickly with the sugar.
