Schenkele

A Schenkele, or Schenkela (in Alsace), Schänkeli, Schenkeli, Schenggeli, Schänggeli (in Switzerland) is a small cylindrical sweet fritter eaten around Christmas and Fasnacht in Alsace, and in German-speaking Switzerland. They are also known as pieds de chèvre ("goat's feet") in the Canton of Jura, due to the small incision made at one end of the dough making them resemble cloven hoofs. Other names include cuisses de dames ("women's thighs") in France. A reference to Schenkele can be found as early as 1787 by Kaspar von Stieler as "im Elsass schenkele zur bezeichnung kleiner, länglicher brödchen" ("in Alsace schenkele to mean small, elongated bread rolls").

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