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Pastry Twists with Spiced Sugar-Honey Glaze

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Pastry Twists with Spiced Sugar-Honey GlazePatricia Heal

Donatella still remembers the lure of these addictive sweets. "I always got in trouble with my aunt because I would sneak into the kitchen and steal them," she says. Frying the dough in extra-virgin olive oil adds an authentic flavor. You'll need about five cups of oil for frying.

Test-kitchen tip:

To avoid coating your fingers in the sticky glaze, use one hand for dipping the pastry twists in honey and the other for rolling the pastry in the powdered sugar mixture.

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