Photograph of the finished Merveilles de carnaval

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Merveilles de carnaval

1 hr Hands-on time + 1 hr waiting
EasyDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Flour Flour 1.8 lb
  • Photograph of Chicken eggs Chicken eggs 8
  • Photograph of Unsalted butter Unsalted butter 7.1 oz
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 7.1 oz
  • Photograph of Rum Rum ½ cup
  • Photograph of Oil Oil 5 ⅛ cups
  • Photograph of Powdered sugar Powdered sugar 7.1 oz
  • Photograph of Orange Orange 4

Method

  1. 1 Knead the dough with eggs, softened butter, sugar, rum, and orange zest for 10 minutes, then refrigerate for 1 hour.
  2. 2 Roll the dough very thinly to 2 mm thickness, then cut it into a diamond shape and make a slit in the middle.
  3. 3 Thread one end of the dough through the notched line to create a spiral shape.
  4. 4 Fry in oil at 170 degrees for exactly 60 seconds on each side; the pastry will puff up very quickly.
  5. 5 The dough should be thin to allow it to puff up; a thicker dough will result in a denser, oilier crust.
  6. 6 Let the cookies drain on paper towels, then sift in powdered sugar while they are still warm.

With an appliance

  • Air fryer 59 min

    Replace step 4: spray oil evenly over the thin layer of batter and fry in an air fryer at 190 degrees for 7 minutes, flipping at the 4th minute to puff up and empty the pastry; steps 5 and 6 are still for draining, then sifting sugar.

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