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Angel wings

Angel wings are a traditional sweet crisp pastry made out of dough that has been shaped into thin twisted ribbons, deep-fried, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. They are traditionally eaten on Fat Thursday in Poland, ahead of Lent.

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Angel wings
Polish faworki
Alternative nameschruściki, faworki1
Place of originPoland
Main ingredientsDough and powdered sugar

Angel wings (Polish: Chruściki) are a traditional sweet crisp pastry made out of dough that has been shaped into thin twisted ribbons, deep-fried, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. They are traditionally eaten on Fat Thursday in Poland, ahead of Lent.1

In the United States, Polish-American bakeries in many cities, including Buffalo, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee, make angel wings.2: 96 

The Russian variation on the dish is referred to as khvorost (Russian: Хворост, lit. 'twiglets').3

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References

References

  1. Behan, Ren (7 February 2018). "Light & Delicate Fritters for Polish Fat Thursday, aka Doughnut Day". Food52. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. Metcalf, Allan A. (2000). How We Talk: American Regional English Today. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-618-04362-0. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. Gerhart, Genevra (1995). The Russian's World: Life and Language. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-15-501053-6.