Coscorões
Coscorões, fried crispy-sweet rounds of dough, that are sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon are an Azorean dessert traditionally served at Carnaval time. Today being shrove Tuesday, I decided to make mine, one last sweet treat before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. But feel free to make them all year round, they are a wonderful little dessert. 2 cups flour ¼ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons sugar 1 tablespoon lard/shortening 1 egg 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup milk Vegetable oil for deep frying Combine dry ingredients. Using fingertips, cut-in the lard until the flour is crumbly. Mix-in the egg, water and milk.Mixing till combined, dough will be sticky. Lightly flour counter, and knead until you have a smooth ball of dough. Allow the dough to rest for a minimum of 40 minutes. After resting time, divide the dough into about 22 parts. With a rolling pin and on a flat surface dusted with flour, roll out very thin 8 inch circles. I like to roll them ...