Faust Nachts

Name: Faust Nachts
Ingredients: 8 cups flour; 2 3/4 cups milk (2% or whole); 2 compressed yeast cakes (sub ( 2 3/4 packets); 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar; 1 cup unsalted butter (not margarine); 1 tablespoon salt; 4 eggs; 1/4 lb powdered sugar; 1 quart canola oil

9 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

8 cups flour
2 3/4 cups milk (2% or whole)
2 compressed yeast cakes (sub ( 2 3/4 packets)
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 cup unsalted butter (not margarine)
1 tablespoon salt
4 eggs
1/4 lb powdered sugar
1 quart canola oil

Directions

1

Warm 1 cup milk. Add yeast and sugar. Stir and set aside.
2

Melt butter. Add remaining milk. Heat to warm.
3

Add slightly beaten eggs.
4

Add yeast mixture.
5

Add flour, use hole technique, using spoon then hand to mix and knead until dough does not stick to sides of bowl. Add flour if needed.
6

Transfer dough, clean bowl, butter bowl with room temperature butter. Move dough back to bowl; turning dough to cover in butter.
7

Cover bowl with lightweight, dry towel. Set aside for 2 hours or it doubles in size.
8

Punch it, divide it into balls the size of baseballs. Set on wooden board.
9

Cover dough balls for about an 1 hour.
10

Heat Oil.
11

Stretch dough and fry. Turn as dough browns. Remove when both sides brown.
12

Add 1/2 cup 10X sugar to doubled, brown shopping bag. Place faust nacht in bag and shack. Kids love to help in this step.
13

Freeze leftovers before sugaring.