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Patratele (Little Squares)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 ½ cups sour cream
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • Vanilla
  • Shortening for greasing the pan
  • Vanilla flavored confectioner’s sugar

Directions

  1. Beat the yolks with the sugar until they lighten up. Add vanilla (stick ground with a little sugar) and sour cream, mix well and then gradually add the flour.
  2. At the end, gently fold in the whipped egg whites. Pour the batter into a greased pan and bake, at low heat, for 25 to 30 minutes.
  3. When done, invert onto a wooden cutting board, laid with a cloth, sprinkle, while still hot, with vanilla flavored confectioner's sugar and when completely cold, cut into small squares and arrange on a plate.