French Crullers
"These are best while still warm."
Original is 12 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (100.2 g)
- Calories 182.1
- Total Fat - 10.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.7 g
- Cholesterol - 226 mg
- Sodium - 184.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 12.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 4.5 g
- Protein - 8.7 g
- Calcium - 36.3 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine sugar, salt, shortening, and boiling water in a saucepan.
Step 2
Mix and bring to a rapid boil.
Step 3
Add flour all at once and mix and cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
Step 4
Remove from heat. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
Step 5
Add vanilla extract.
Step 6
Force mixture through pastry tube onto greased paper, forming circles.
Step 7
Heat deep fat to 375 degrees F on frying thermometer.
Step 8
Carefully turn paper upside down so crullers will drop into fat.
Step 9
Fry and flip over until golden brown.
Tips
No special items needed.