Doug Kerr
Well-known member
Kruschiki are a Polish delicacy, little twisted "bows" of sweet dough (something like piecrust dough, but a bit "stickier") quickly deep fried and covered with powdered sugar. They are sometimes called "angel wings".
The name is of Russian origin, and makes its way to Poland via (the) Ukraine, where Russian and Polish cultures intertwine.
My first wife (now deceased) was partly of Ukrainian ancestry, of the Polish strain, and we both learned to make kruschiki from her grandmother (who, of course, was Hungarian, although born in the U.S.).
I was reminded of the delicacy in an e-mail from my late wife's brother (the most "Polish" of the family) who passed on a Christmas note from a friend reminiscing over the Polish treats of the writer's childhood.
Carla and I decided we would make kruschiki this Christmas (although it turns out that the only two family members with an identifiable quasi-Polish heritage (my two daughters) won't be able to be here.
Carla, as you might imagine, did most of the work. All I did was cut the blanks, slit them, and twist them (a fascinating topological construct).
Here, five of them pose for us:
Douglas A. Kerr: Five kruschiki, 2009
Stylist: Carla C. Kerr
The name is of Russian origin, and makes its way to Poland via (the) Ukraine, where Russian and Polish cultures intertwine.
My first wife (now deceased) was partly of Ukrainian ancestry, of the Polish strain, and we both learned to make kruschiki from her grandmother (who, of course, was Hungarian, although born in the U.S.).
I was reminded of the delicacy in an e-mail from my late wife's brother (the most "Polish" of the family) who passed on a Christmas note from a friend reminiscing over the Polish treats of the writer's childhood.
Carla and I decided we would make kruschiki this Christmas (although it turns out that the only two family members with an identifiable quasi-Polish heritage (my two daughters) won't be able to be here.
Carla, as you might imagine, did most of the work. All I did was cut the blanks, slit them, and twist them (a fascinating topological construct).
Here, five of them pose for us:
Douglas A. Kerr: Five kruschiki, 2009
Stylist: Carla C. Kerr