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    Czech Boží Milosti Recipe

    Published: Sep 15, 2021 · Modified: Apr 11, 2022 by Petra Kupská

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    Let's make Boží milosti, a crispy sweet treat from the old days of Bohemian grannies. Milosti cookies are most often associated with the Czech Easter, but feel free to prepare them at any time of the year. I have a simple recipe for you made with white wine and cream.

    Boží milosti cookies.
    Table of Contents show
    ➜ What are bozi milosti
    ➜ When are milosti made?
    ➜ Ingredients
    ➜ Instructions
    ➜ Serving
    ➜ Useful Tips
    Czech Boží milosti Cookies

    ➜ What are bozi milosti

    Boží milosti are small cookies, fried in fat and coated with powdered sugar. They are made most often in the diamond shape with 1-2 notches in the middle. You would also find them as flowers, circles, or knots.

    And the English name for Boží milosti? Here you are: God's Favor, God's Grace, Angel Wings, or listy (a Czech word).

    ➜ When are milosti made?

    Boží milosti are prepared during the Carnival time (masopust or fašank) in the Czech Republic. This festive season full of exuberant fun and good food begins shortly after Christmas, exactly on the Feast of the Three Kings, and continues until Ash Wednesday. Then the Carnival is replaced by a long fast that lasts until Easter.

    An even more usual time for the making of Boží milosti is Easter itself when these little pastries were prepared in large quantities and given as a treat to the little carolers.

    ➜ Ingredients

    Boží milosti ingredients needed.

    To make boží milosti, we need:

    • All-purpose flour
    • Egg yolks
    • Powdered sugar
    • White wine; for taste and to prevent the pastry from soaking up too much fat when frying
    • Sour cream; rather thicker, with a fat content of 15% or more
    • Lemon zest; freshly grated
    • A pinch of salt

    ✅ You’ll find the exact amount of ingredients below in the recipe card, which you can also print out.

    Next, prepare:

    Oil for frying and icing sugar for coating. I also recommend paper towels to lay the fried milosti on – the paper will soak up the excess fat.

    Note on frying oil: I use sunflower or canola oil for frying. These are the most common in Czech cuisine. But not olive oil, it is too aromatic for this sweet recipe. As for the temperature of the oil, I usually heat the oil on the stove, which I turn on to ⅔ power.

    ➜ Instructions

    STEP 1: Put the flour, sugar, and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Add the egg yolks, white wine, cream, and lemon zest.

    Making boží milosti dough.

    STEP 2: Work into a pliable, soft dough. Starting with a fork, mix the wet ingredients with the dry. Then continue with your hands, working the dough until it is whole and smooth. If necessary, add a little flour carefully. It takes about five minutes to process the dough with your hands.

    Boží milosti dough.

    STEP 3: Wrap the dough in a food foil and place it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to rest.

    STEP 4: Roll out the rested dough thin. Dust the surface lightly with flour to prevent the dough from sticking. Using a pizza cutter or a knife, cut out squares with an edge of approximately 2 inches (5 cm). Make two notches in the middle.

    Cutting diamond shapes for boží milosti.

    STEP 5: Heat a higher layer of oil sufficiently; it should be at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) high. Carefully place the cut-out shapes in the oil and deep fry until golden brown. This takes a very short time; you do not need to flip the cookies.

    STEP 6: Remove the fried graces with a slotted spoon and place them on paper towels, allowing excess fat to drain off.

    STEP 7: Coat the still hot boží milosti cookies in icing sugar, thoroughly and on all sides.

    Coating boží milosti in sugar.

    ➜ Serving

    Arrange boží milosti on a nice plate and serve with coffee or tea. Feel free to add a bowl of sweetened sour cream or thinner jam to dip the cookies in.

    Boží milosti served on a plate.

    ➜ Useful Tips

    • Replace half the wine with rum; the cookies will get a more intense flavor.
    • The thinner you roll the dough, the crispier and more fragile boží milosti will be.
    • Don't sprinkle too much flour on the surface while rolling out the dough. Excess flour tends to burn when frying.

    More sweet recipes:

    • Buttermilk sheet cake – with chocolate topping
    • Apple compote – a Czech fall dessert
    • Easy kolacky cookies – made with cream cheese butter
    • Trdelnik – chimney cake

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    boží milosti recipe.

    Czech Boží milosti Cookies

    Let's make Boží milosti, a crispy sweet treat from the old days of Bohemian grannies. Milosti cookies are most often associated with the Czech Easter, but feel free to prepare them at any time of the year. I have a simple recipe for you made with white wine and cream.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Resting Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 30 pieces
    Calories: 108kcal
    Author: Petra Kupská
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Czech
    Keyword: Czech Easter Pastry

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour (260 g)
    • 2 egg yolks
    • 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar
    • 4 Tablespoons white wine
    • ½ cup sour cream (120 g) fat content of 15% or more
    • ½ Tablespoon lemon zest freshly grated
    • pinch of salt

    Next, you will need:

    • 1 quart sunflower oil (1 liter) for frying
    • ½ cup powdered sugar for coating

    Instructions

    • Put the flour, sugar, and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Add the egg yolks, white wine, cream, and lemon zest.
    • Work into a pliable, soft dough. Starting with a fork, mix the wet ingredients with the dry. Then continue with your hands, working the dough until it is whole and smooth. If necessary, add a little flour carefully. It takes about five minutes to process the dough with your hands.
    • Wrap the dough in food foil and place it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to rest.
    • Roll out the rested dough thin. Dust the surface lightly with flour to prevent the dough from sticking. Using a pizza cutter or a knife, cut out squares with an edge of approximately 2 inches (5 cm). Make two notches in the middle.
    • Heat a higher layer of oil sufficiently; it should be at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) high. Carefully place the cut-out shapes in the oil and deep fry until golden brown. This takes a very short time; you do not need to flip the cookies.
    • Remove the fried graces with a slotted spoon and place them on paper towels, allowing excess fat to drain off.
    • Coat the still hot boží milosti cookies in icing sugar, thoroughly and on all sides.

    Notes

    • SERVING: Arrange boží milosti on a nice plate and serve with coffee or tea. Feel free to add a bowl of sweetened sour cream or thinner jam to dip the cookies in.
    • Replace half the wine with rum; the cookies will get a more intense flavor.
    • The thinner you roll the dough, the crispier and more fragile boží milosti will be.
    • Don't sprinkle too much flour on the surface while rolling out the dough. Excess flour tends to burn when frying.
    • NOTE ON FRYING OIL: I use sunflower or canola oil for frying. These are the most common in Czech cuisine. But not olive oil, it is too aromatic for this sweet recipe. As for the temperature of the oil, I usually heat the oil on the stove, which I turn on to ⅔ power.

    DISCLAIMER: Because I come from Central Europe, my recipes are based on metric units such as grams or milliliters. Check out how I convert metric units to the U.S. system:

    Conversion chart

    Nutritional Estimate pro portion

    Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 41IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
    Do you like the recipe?I would be happy for your feedback! Please, rate the recipe and share your opinion or questions in comments bellow. Thank you very much.
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    Comments

    1. Anonymous

      April 10, 2022 at 9:41 am

      Hi - just wondering what type of oil you use and what temperature it needs to be?

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      • Petra Kupská

        April 11, 2022 at 4:24 am

        Thank you for your question; it helps me better understand what information I need to add to the recipe! I use sunflower or canola oil for frying. These are the most common in Czech cuisine. But not olive oil; it is too aromatic for this sweet recipe. As for the specific temperature of the oil, I'm afraid I can't help with that, as I don't have a thermometer to measure the temperature. I usually heat the oil on the stove, which I turn on to 2/3 of its power.

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    2. Jen Kandel

      April 10, 2022 at 4:08 pm

      5 stars
      I made these with my family for Easter and they are fantastic! I love the hint of lemon.

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      • Petra Kupská

        April 11, 2022 at 4:40 am

        Thank you very much for your nice feedback 🙂 We love milosti too, they appear on our festive table every Easter!

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        • S. Marie

          April 12, 2022 at 8:33 am

          5 stars
          I am going to make these for Easter. My 96 year old grandma was raised by her Czech immigrant grandparents. She described how her bubbie would make a treat like this for special occasions. She would fill a blue roaster with them.

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          • Petra Kupská

            April 13, 2022 at 12:54 pm

            I firmly believe your grandmother will enjoy the milosti according to this recipe! Let me know how she liked it 🙂

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