Chocolate Braided Crullers

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 cup sour milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ounces chocolate, grated and melted
• 1/3 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon boiling water
• 3 egg whites, whipped to stiff peaks
• Sifted flour, as needed

Method

1. 1 Cream 2 tablespoons butter with ½ cup sugar. Gradually add beaten egg yolks and 1½ cups sugar.
2. 2 Mix in sour milk, vanilla, and melted chocolate. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water and add.
3. 3 Fold in whipped egg whites and enough sifted flour to make a soft dough.
4. 4 Roll out dough, cut into oblongs, and divide each into three strips, leaving them united at one end.
5. 5 Braid loosely, pinch ends together, and fry in smoking-hot fat until golden brown.