Sweet Bows Crostoli

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• ¼ cup milk
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 ¼ cups flour
• 1 whole egg plus 1 yolk
• 3 tablespoon dark rum
• Grated zest of 1 lemon
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Vegetable oil for deep-frying
• Confectioners’ sugar

Instructions

1. 1
   In the top of a double boiler, melt the butter, then add the sugar, milk and salt.
2. 2
   In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the flour, butter-milk-sugar mixture, whole egg and egg yolk, rum, lemon zest and juice. Mix until the dough is soft but not sticky, 10 to 15 minutes.
3. 3
   On a lightly floured surface, cut the dough in half and roll out each piece to form a rectangle 1/8” thick.
4. 4
   With a fluted cutter, cut the dough into 1” x 6” strips and form each one into a very loosely knotted bow.
5. 5
   In a deep fryer or deep, wide skillet, heat the vegetable oil just short of the smoking point and fry the bows in batches, turning them once, until golden brown.
6. 6
   Transfer to paper towels to drain, allow them to cool and sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.