Yeasted Fancy Cakes

Recipe Description

In Romanian: Fursecuri cu drojdie de bere

Soak the yeast in milk, add egg yolk|yolks, butter, salt and then flour.
Knead into a stiffish dough.
Put the dough into a cloth or fabric sherry|sack, tie well but in such a way to leave room for the dough to rise.
Submerge the dough thus prepared into a large pot with cold water and leave for 4 - 5 hours.
The dough tied in the cloth will surface above the water.
Remove the dough and roll into a thin sheet.
Cut into 3 inches long and 1 inch wide strips.
Roll each strip in egg white and then in walnut meal|ground walnuts mixed with granulated sugar|sugar and shape into a crescent dumpling like this: hold the strip by the ends with both hands.
Twist one end in one direction and the other end in the opposite direction and then bend to make a crescent.
Place onto the greased baking sheet. Bake at medium heat.

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