Little Ships

Description
In Romanian: Corabioare

Ingredients

 * ¾ cup lard
 * 1 tablespoon confectioner's sugar
 * ½ cup sour cream or milk,
 * 2 oz/50 g yeast
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla
 * salt
 * flour as needed
 * vanilla flavored confectioner's sugar

Directions

 * 1) Beat the lard with the sugar and vanilla, then add sour cream, yeast dissolved in a little milk and salt.
 * 2) Knead with flour a medium stiff dough.
 * 3) Cover and leave in a warm place to rise.
 * 4) When risen, place on the pastry board and divide into 3 equal parts.
 * 5) From each part, make a roll with your hands.
 * 6) Cut each roll into finger wide pieces.
 * 7) Place these pieces at considerable distance one from the other on the baking sheet.
 * 8) Let them rise.
 * 9) Then bake.
 * 10) When ready, roll each piece in vanilla flavored confectioner's sugar.