Recipe: Merveilles Frites De Bourgogne (Fried Wonders from Burgundy)
Description: I remember having these when I visited Dijon.  I have never tried to make them myself but the ones I had in Dijon were pretty wonderful.  Prep time includes resting time for dough.
Ingredients: [{"text": "250 g flour"}, {"text": "3 eggs"}, {"text": "40 g sugar"}, {"text": "1 lemon zest"}, {"text": "30 ml cognac"}, {"text": "80 g softened butter"}, {"text": "1 pinch salt"}, {"text": "50 g powdered sugar"}, {"text": "600 g oil"}, {"text": "400 g lard"}]
Instructions: The day before: In a bowl mix flour and sugar, dig a well in the center, pour in eggs, brandy, butter and lemon zest.
Mix it well until dough is smooth.
Wrap the dough in a cloth and set aside in the refrigerator overnight so it rests.
On the next day, roll out the dough in a square, 2 to 3 mm thick. Cut strips 2 cm wide and 7 cm long.  (Try flour as little as possible so as not to alter the proportions of the recipe, so the flavors.).
Heat the mixture of lard and oil has about 140 &ordm; C in a deep-fryer.
Fry 3 to 4 minutes.
Dab with a cloth to remove excess oil.
Sprinkle with icing sugar and eat while still warm.
