Scott Fee, Amber Schinkel, Jordan Witzel, Leslie Horton and Dallas Flexhaug are revealing the their favourite holiday recipes on the Morning News.
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Dallas Flexhaug: Nanny’s twister recipe
Ingredients:
1/4 cup lukewarm water
1tsp sugar
1 cup hot water
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1 pkg yeast
1 egg
3 1/2 cups flour
Instructions:
Dissolve 1 package of yeast in 1/4 cup of lukewarm water and 1 tsp sugar. Cover and leave in a warm place to activate.
Combine in bowl and stir until dissolved: 1 cup hot water, 3 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1/4 cup shortening.
Cool to lukewarm, add yeast, one well-beaten egg.
Stir in 2 cups flour, beat until smooth.
Add 1 to 1 1/2 cups flour to make soft dough.
Cover, leave in warm place, let rise till double (about 60 to 90 minutes)
Knead dough and shape into twisters.
Let rise for a few minutes and then deep fry.
NOTE FROM DALLAS: It takes a few tries to get the oil at the right temperature so the twisters don’t absorb the oil, don’t burn outside and are cooked inside. 350 F is a good start for testing, but it depends on deep fryer. When we take them out of the deep fryer, we place in a basket with paper towels so any excess oil is soaked up.
Serve warm with butter, jam or on their own.
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