Ice Kipfel

"How many times have you done this Grandma?" "Oh Madeline, I'd hate to count."

Ice Kipfel is an old German breakfast treat we've eaten since before I can remember. It's folded and twisted and we captured this so that the family would be able to make them for generations. The original recipe reads "fold and twist" and you'll see we would never have ended up with anything remotely close without the video.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup warm milk

• 2 teaspoons sugar

• 2 tablespoons yeast

• 3 eggs

• 1 cup (container) sour cream

• 1 cup melted lard

• 6 cups flour

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  

METHOD

In a small bowl, combine the warm milk, sugar and yeast. Leave it for 8-10 minutes until it begins bubbling.

In a separate large bowl, beat the eggs. Add the sour cream and melted lard. Add the yeast mixture to this.

In a third bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones, one cup at a time. Mixing with a wooden spoon. This is a good workout! 

Cover the bowl and put it in the fridge overnight.

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Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut the dough in half. 

Roll it out fairly thin and sprinkle some sugar in a line down the middle. Fold over in thirds.

Roll this out length wise. Put sugar in the middle third and fold again in three. Put sugar on each third as you fold.

Roll this out again.

Fold in 3 once more. With the sugar on each fold. 

Roll it out a little bit. 

Cut in thin strips and tie into a tiny knot. You should see all of the layers here. 

Dip the knot in a little bit of sugar and place on parchment paper. 

Place in the oven for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F. Watch the bottoms as they tend to burn. 

Remove and enjoy a few fresh ones! Grandma Ellie says 5 is the limit!