

C Funkaküachle © Patrick Säly / Montafon Tourismus GmbH, Schruns
Traditional recipe for the first Sunday in Lent
Funkaküachle choux pastry
In Vorarlberg, the first Sunday in Lent is called “Küachlesonntag” after the Funkaküachle pastry.
Funkaküachle choux pastry
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Ingredients
500 g flour
20 g yeast
2 egg yolks
¼ l milk
50 g melted butter
50 g sugar
A splash of rum
A pinch of salt -
Preparation
Mix flour, yeast, egg yolks, rum, sugar, butter, milk and salt to form a dough, knead well and leave to rise until doubled in size (around 1/2 hour). Roll out to 1cm thick and, using a round cutter, cut out Küchle approximately 10cm in size. Cover and leave for another 1/2 hour. Pull apart the centres slightly and deep fry on each side until golden brown.
Serving suggestions:
fill the indent in the middle with lingonberry jam;
sprinkle the Küchle with icing sugar and cinammon;
serve the Küchle with warm custard.