Flancati — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

Delicate strips of sweetened dough fried until golden and crisp, dusted with powdered sugar — Slovenia's beloved carnival treat.

Ingredients

400g all-purpose flour
3 egg yolks
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tbsp rum
Zest of 1 lemon
Pinch of salt
100ml sour cream
Vegetable oil for deep frying
Powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

1 Mix flour, egg yolks, sugar, melted butter, rum, lemon zest, salt, and sour cream into a smooth dough. Knead for 5 min.
2 Rest dough covered for 30 min.
3 Roll dough very thin (about 2mm). Cut into ribbons about 3cm wide and 12cm long using a pastry wheel.
4 Cut a slit in the center of each ribbon and pull one end through to create a twist.
5 Deep fry at 180°C (350°F) for 1-2 min, turning once, until golden and blistered.
6 Drain on paper towels and dust generously with powdered sugar while still warm.

Did You Know?

During Pust (Slovenian carnival), villages compete to see who can make the lightest, crispiest flancati, and the winner earns bragging rights for the entire year.