Chrusciki Making is not for the Faint of Heart

Ja-Ja learned to make that Polish Delicacy called Chrusciki from his mother, using a recipe that goes back hundreds of years - to the old country.  Babci (Ja-Ja's mum) brought the recipe with her as a 12-year old immigrant from Wormza, Poland, to preserve the tradition of baking that she had come to know and love as a girl.

What is Chrusciki, you ask?  A pastry made from dough rolled thin, twisted just right, then fried in oil until tender brown and flaky.  Doused with powdered sugar, it is a treat for the senses, and one of the most-beloved foods of Eastern Europe.

It is said that Karol Wojtyla, otherwise known as Pope John Paul II, used this same recipe in his family..