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bows of nastres
Bows of Nastres (Italian bow-shaped sweet fritters made with dough flavored with port wine and vanilla)
Originated from: Italy
Occasion: Any time & special times
Contributed by: Taken from "Sunset Chefs of the West" (1951)

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Ingredients

For dough
2 egg yolks
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons port wine
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
salt

For frying
Fat

For dusting
Powdered sugar



Directions

Make bows by cutting pastry in ribbons 3/4 inch wide and 10 inches long.

Tie in loose knots and fry.


Notes

The recipe in this entry was taken from "Sunset Chefs of the West" by Four Hundred and Seventy-four of the Best Men Cooks in the West (Menlo Park. California: Lane Publishing Co., 1951). For the complete copyright-free text see www.archive.org.... Photo: Mary Melfi.

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