Preacher’s Farts

Paffefatzle

Preparation info
  • 8 to 10

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Pennsylvania Dutch Country Cooking

By William Woys Weaver

Published 1993

  • About

Ministers, ever the butt of endless jokes, were not given a reprieve at Christmas. Children love these delicious little fritters, which are still served during the holidays in a broad region stretching from Lebanon to Allentown. What out-siders won’t find are many Pennsylvania Dutch bold enough to explain what the dish is called. Now no one will have to ask.