Zagareliai

Description
The main ingredients in Zagareliai are flour, eggs and sour cream.

Ingredients

 * 2 cups of flour
 * 2 Tbsp butter
 * ½ cup of sour cream
 * 3 egg yolks
 * 1 Tbsp sugar
 * 1 tsp rum (optional)
 * 1 tsp salt

Directions

 * 1) Kneed ingredients together.
 * 2) Beat dough with a rolling pin, folding the dough towards the center until blisters begin to form on dough.
 * 3) Cool dough to set.
 * 4) Roll ⅛ inch thick.
 * 5) Using a pastry cutting wheel, cut into 4" to 5" long and 1" wide strips.
 * 6) Make a slit lengthwise in the center of each strip and slip one end of the strip through this slit.
 * 7) Bring fat to a boil in a shallow, wide pot.
 * 8) Remove from heat and add one Tbsp whiskey or a few slices of raw potato to prevent pastry strips from burning. The fat will bubble up with this addition.
 * 9) Wait until bubbling action stops, then put back on heat and bring to a boil.