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Angel wings

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sweet crisp pastry

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Within Vinony's link graph, Angel wings is referenced by 465 other articles, and connects out to baklava, baursak and Frittelle.

It is catalogued under topics including Carnival foods, Catholic cuisine and Doughnuts.

Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.

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Alternative names
chruściki , faworki
Place of origin
Poland
Main ingredients
Dough and powdered sugar

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Encyclopedic overview

Angel wings (Polish: Chruściki) are a traditional sweet crisp pastry made out of dough that has been shaped into thin twisted ribbons, deep-fried, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. They are traditionally eaten on Fat Thursday in Poland, ahead of Lent.

In the United States, Polish-American bakeries in many cities, including Buffalo, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee, make angel wings.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Angel wings” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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