Name: Donzelline (Little Damsels)
Ingredients: milk, as much as needed; a nut-size pat of butter; 100 grams (about 3-½ ounces) of flour

Ingredients

100 grams (about 3-½ ounces) of flour
a nut-size pat of butter

Method

Form a dough that is neither too firm nor too soft, kneading it well with your hands on a pastry board, and spread out into a sheet as thick as a large coin. Cut into small lozenge shapes, fry in lard or olive oil and you will see them puff up. These pastries turn out tender and delicate tasting.

You will then have a batch of little damsels, which should be sprinkled with confectioners’