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Traditionally,
Jersey housewives cooked their Wonders as the tide went out. If
they cooked them on an incoming tide, the fat in which the Wonders
were cooked would invariably overflow the pan! The nearest English
equivalent to the Jersey Wonder would be the doughnut, although
Wonders are never coated in sugar, nor filled with jam.
This
recipe makes around 40 wonders
INGREDIENTS
1 ½ Ib self-raising flour
4 oz butter
8 oz caster sugar
6 eggs
METHOD
Sieve flour and sugar and rub in butter, chopped into small pieces.
Add whisked eggs to make a light dough.
With floured hands make the dough into golf ball sized shapes. Place
these on a lightly floured tray and cover with a damp cloth for
two hours.
Then roll out each of the balls into oblongs two inches x four inches.
With
a sharp knife slit the centre of each oblong and twist the top end
(of the oblong) through the slit.
Drop four to six Wonders at a time into a large pan of hot oil,
cook for 2 minutes on each side until golden brown.
Drain
on kitchen paper.
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