Ingredients
3 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shortening
1 cake yeast
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
1 egg + 3 whites (or 3 whole eggs)
Preparation
Blend flour and shortening. (Add raisins if you wish.) To 1 cup sour cream, add 1 cake yeast. Mix with flour mixture. Add eggs, salt, vanilla. Stir and work together with hands to form soft dough. Do not knead. Put in bowl and refrigerate 2 hours or more. When ready to bake, take half of batter, put on baking board. Add 1/2 cup sugar - put some on board and work in by folding over and over. Quickly roll out to 1/4 inch, cut into 1"x3" strips, and twist using 2 strips at a time. Bake 20 - 25 minutes at 375°. Use other half of batter with another 1/2 cup sugar.
