Kitchen appliances and utensils:
- working surface;
- a pot with a thick bottom;
- rolling pin;
- a bowl;
- whisk;
- containers for ingredients;
- spatula or slotted spoon.
Ingredients
Wheat flour | 300 g |
Eggs | 2 pcs. |
Milk | 50 ml |
Salt | 0.5 tsp |
Sugar | 1 tbsp. l |
Butter (or sour cream) | 50 g |
Sunflower oil | taste |
Powdered sugar | taste |
Step cooking
- Put eggs, milk, salt, sugar and melted butter in a bowl. Mix well.
- We introduce the sifted flour in stages and immediately mix with a whisk.
- We shift the dough onto a work surface, sprinkled with flour, and knead the dough with your hands. If necessary, add flour.
- Cover the dough with a film and leave to approach for 30 minutes.
- We roll out the dough on a work surface greased with vegetable oil.
- We take a pan with a thick bottom and pour oil. It should be warmed up properly. There should be a lot of oil.
- Cut the dough into strips. We divide these strips into three parts.
- In the middle of each small strip we make incisions.
- Twist the brushwood.
- Fry brushwood in hot oil.
- Fry 1 minute on both sides. We take out brushwood and put it on paper towels.
- When the brushwood cools, sprinkle it with icing sugar. Done!
Cooking variations
Despite the fact that brushwood is a very simple and easy dessert, you need to take the cooking process seriously and not make a mistake in the recipe. Follow the steps and you will succeed. And most importantly - do not be afraid if the first time does not work. A few attempts, and you will learn how to cook delicious brushwood and will do it regularly, like homemade crackers.
If you want the brushwood not to be sweet, you can “beat” the dish in different ways. For example, you can sprinkle brushwood with grated parmesan or any other cheese. You can sprinkle this appetizer with sesame seeds or flax seeds. It turns out very tasty! You can also make tasty sauces, such as cheese or tomato, for brushwood. In addition to these sauces, brushwood can be served with others, for example, with sweet and sour sauce or sour cream sauce with herbs. Be sure to try to make savory brushwood - you will like it!
Video recipe
Watch this video to learn how to cook brushwood with a simple recipe. The author of the video will show and tell how to make the dough and how to spin the brushwood. Enjoy watching!