lovers' knots
Lemon rum-flavored ring-shaped fried cookies, from the 'lovers' knots' recipe.
Ingredients
cake flour
150 g (5 oz)
baking powder
1/2 tsp
salt
a pinch
unsalted butter
15 g (1/2 oz)
caster sugar
2 tbsp
lemon zest (grated)
1
egg
1
rum
1 1/2 tbsp
powdered sugar (for dusting)
2 tbsp
Instructions
1
Make the base dough
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl, rub in the butter, then add the sugar and lemon zest. Add the egg and rum and knead into a smooth dough.
2
Rest
Turn out onto a floured surface and knead, then cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
3
Roll out and cut
Divide the dough in half, cover one half with baking paper, and roll the other into a 31×8 cm rectangle. Cut into 1 cm wide strips.
4
Tie knots
Loosely tie each strip into a knot and set aside. Repeat with the remaining dough.
5
Deep fry
Heat a deep fryer to 190°C. Fry the dough in small batches until golden, remove with a slotted spoon, drain on kitchen paper, dust with powdered sugar, and serve hot.
