Czech Bozi Milosti (Listy)

Bozi milosti (Listy) coated in powdered sugar, served in a bowl.

Let's make Bozi milosti, a crispy sweet treat from the old days of Bohemian grannies and aunties. Milosti cookies are most commonly associated with Czech Easter, but feel free to make them any time of year.

Course Sweet Pastry

Cuisine Czech

Keyword Czech cuisine, Czech Easter Pastry

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Resting time 30

Total Time 46

Servings people

Calories 496kcal

Author Petra Kupská

Ingredients

5 egg yolks
5 Tablespoons heavy cream fat content 35-40 percentage
2 Tablespoons spirit or white wine
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
frying oil Canola or sunflower oil
1 cup powdered sugar for coating the fried cookies

Instructions

Sift the flour into a bowl and add the egg yolks, heavy cream, alcohol, and sugar. Mix with a fork or wooden spoon, then turn the mixture onto a work surface and work by hand into a stiffer dough. If too sticky, dust with a tablespoon or two of flour and work in.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest on the kitchen counter for about half an hour.
Divide the dough in half. Set one of them aside and wrap it again to prevent from drying out. Roll out the other half of the dough thinly, turning it over as you roll it out. The dough is quite elastic and has a tendency to shrink. Continue rolling it out until it's real thin.
Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut strips of dough about 2 inches (5 cm) wide. Then cut the strips diagonally to create diamond-like shapes. Make one or more slits in the middle of each shape. If you only make one slit, you can pull the tip of the diamond through it to create a nice, twisted shape.
Carefully set the prepared shapes aside and process the other half of dough in the same way.
Heat about two inches (5 cm) of frying oil in a rimmed pan over medium-high heat. Carefully put the Milosti into the heated oil. They will immediately begin to puff up and blister on their surface. Fry until their surfaces start to turn golden. Be careful, it takes a very short time—within a minute, they are done!
Scoop out the Milosti with a slotted spoon onto a plate lined with paper towels to drain excess fat. Continue until you have fried all the prepared pieces.
Sift the powdered sugar into a medium bowl. While the cookies are still warm, completely cover them on all sides. If you have a sweet tooth, sprinkle with more sugar when serving.

Notes

Makes about one full large bowl of Bozi milosti cookies (for 6-8 people).
SERVING: Bozi milosti are prepared on the same day that they are consumed. They lose their crispness and become tougher the next day. Serve as a sweet treat with coffee or tea when expecting guests or at a family gathering.

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