blondie wrote:

> I'm searching for a recipe, either German or Austrian, for a sweet
> that I grew up loving. Basically, it was white yeast bread dough deep
> fried and served sprinkled with salt, sugar, or powdered sugar. At
> least, that's how my mother learned to make it. We have since heard
> that what we made was an interpretation of a German delicacy filled
> with whipping cream, similar to our cream puffs. We called it Winbeidl
> (Vin-bydl - now, this is my phonetic spelling, so pardon my errors).
> It was great served with beer(salt) or coffee (sugar). I would really
> love to know the true origin. Thanks, Blondie

It is 'Windbeutel', or wind bag. Usually it is made with brandteig, or
choux pastry in English, so you could use any basic choux pastry recipe.

The version I know is not fried but baked in the oven until fluffy &
golden. Cut in half when still warm, and fill with whipped cream. Dust with
powdered sugar.

HTH,

Petra in Hamburg, Germany