(Klejner) Smalls are so much a part of Christmas that the baking itself forms part of the celebrations.
3 eggs
½ lb (250 g) sugar
1/. lb (125 g) butter
5 tablesp. cream
2 tablesp. brandy
1 lb (500 g) flour
Beat the eggs and sugar together until white and fluffy.
Melt and cool the butter, and add together with the cream and brandy.
Mix in the flour and knead well, leaving overnight.
Roll out the dough thinly and cut into diamond shapes with a pastejagger or a sharp knife.
Make a slit in the middle of each diamond and pull one of the corners through the slit.
Deep-fry in boiling fat until golden, and drain on absorbent paper.