Polish Angel Wing Cookies Recipe [Chrusciki]

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Chrusciki are traditional Polish cookies that are light and crispy. Made since Medieval times, these angel wing cookies were made for Tłusty Czwartek or Fat Thursday.
Catholics fasted during the season of Lent and only ate veg and fish. Tradition required the people to finish all the food ingredients that couldn’t be eaten during the Lenten period. So angel wings were made to finish up the lard, eggs, and butter.

Angel wings were called chrusty or chrusciki because they looked like dry twigs or brushwood. They were also called faworki because they looked like the ribbons that Medieval knights gave their ladies.

According to another legend, faworki were created by accident at the Fawor factory in Poznan. An apprentice baker accidentally dropped a piece of paczki dough into hot oil and it turned into a braid.

To avoid being caught, the frightened baker sprinkled it with sugar and served it. But it turned into a new delicacy. Faworki comes from the French word ‘faveur’ meaning grace or favor. They were originally heavy like donuts earlier but grew lighter and crisper as the centuries passed.

In Poland, chrusciki are popular at Carnival time. You’ll also find them served at Christmas or some Polish weddings.

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