Toutons Recipes

Steps:

• Dissolve 1 tbsp sugar in the lukewarm water, Sprinkle with the yeast let stand 10 minutes, then stir briskly with a fork.
• Scald the milk; add shortening, stir until melted.
• Add cold water, salt and 1 tsp sugar.
• Make sure that the milk mixture is lukewarm then add yeast.
• Stir until blended.
• Add 2 cups flour and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
• Gradually add more flour until you have a moist dough that no longer sticks to the bowl.
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured board and knead for at least 10 minutes.
• Shape into a ball and place in a greased bowl, turning the ball to grease the top. cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise in a warm, draft free place (I put mine in the oven with the oven light on) Leave until it has doubled in size.
• Punch down the dough and squeeze off pieces of dough approx 1/3 cup, flatten to approx 1/2" circular or triangle shape.
• Fry the pork fat until scrunchins are golden brown and crisp, remove scrunchins.
• Fry the toutons in the pork fat until golden on both sides. Put some scrunchins on the touton.

Steps:

• Toutons are made from kneaded dough used for making bread.
• Cut of pieces the size of an egg from the rising dough.
• Put some butter or margarine on a plate and press out to a 1/4 inch thick.
• Fry in butter or margarine in frying pan until golden brown and serve with pancake syrup or maple syrup.