#8 of The Twelve Days of Cookies and more
December 8, 2002
Day Eight Volume I Issue VIII
On The Eighth Day of Christmas Cookies.
I thought I'd bake for you. . .
Mandelschnitten
Now you might get a laugh out of this one. I acquired this recipe from a lady
that I worked with 20 years ago. As I was going through all my recipes I really
wanted to post this one because it is a good one and an easy one to make for
the Holidays. But I couldn't read my own writing :0) so I was not sure what
the name really was, or the proper spelling. Thanks to Jackie, she wrote and
gave me the correct spelling. Thanks so much.
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar - divided
2 egg yolks
grated rind of 1 lemon
1 cup finely grated almonds Sift almonds, using the very fine for topping the
cookies. The other in the cookies.
3 1/4 cup flour approximately
** Save 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup almonds for topping
Cream together butter and 3/4 cup sugar.
Add egg yolk, one at a time.
Add lemon rind and enough flour to stiffen. add almonds last.
Roll out 1/4 inch thick, cut into diamond shapes. Brush with egg whites and
sprinkle with sugar and nuts.
Bake 350º for 10 minutes or until brown on edges.
Cool on wire rack.
I roll my dough on a pastry cloth and use a pizza wheel cutter to cut my dough.
It works great.
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recipe from my collection.
Measurement Help with Conversions
If you ever need to increase your ingredients by half instead of doubling the
entire recipe. These conversions may help you.
Table with 4 columns and 10 rows
DRY MEASURES
Nested Table with 3 columns and 3 rows, nesting level 1
Tbsp
=
tablespoon
tsp
=
teaspoon
ml
=
milliliter
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1 tsp =
5ml
1 Tbsp =
3 tsp =
15ml
1/8 cup =
2 Tbsp =
6 tsp =
30ml
1/4 cup =
4 Tbsp =
12 tsp =
50ml
1/3 cup =
5 1/3 Tbsp =
16 tsp =
75ml
1/2 cup =
8 Tbsp =
24 tsp =
125ml
2/3 cup =
10 2/3 Tbsp =
32 tsp =
150ml
3/4 cup =
12 Tbsp =
36 tsp =
175ml
1 cup =
16 Tbsp =
48 tsp =
250ml
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Table with 6 columns and 6 rows
LIQUID MEASURES
1/4 quart
1/2 pint
1 cup =
8 fl. oz. =
0.24 litres
1/2 quart
1 pint =
2 cups =
16 fl. oz. =
0.47 litres
1/4 gallon
1 quart =
2 pints =
4 cups =
32 fl. oz.
0.95 liters
1/2 gallon
2 quarts
4 pints =
8 cups =
64 fl. oz.
1.89 litres
1 gallon =
4 quarts
8 pints =
16 cups =
128 fl. oz.
3.78 litres
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OVEN TEMPERATURE EQUIVALENTS
Fahrenheit = Celsius / Centigrade
225º F =
110º C
Cool
250º F =
130º C
Cool
275º F =
140º C
Very Slow
300º F =
150º C
Very Slow
325º F =
170º C
Slow
350º F =
180º C
Moderate
375º F =
190º C
Moderate
400º F =
200º C
Moderately Hot
425º F =
220º C
Fairly Hot
450º F =
230º C
Hot
475º F =
240º C
Very Hot
500º F =
250º C
Extremely Hot
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Christmas morning
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
Topping
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup chopped nuts
butter as needed
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time beating for one minute. Sift dry
ingredients. Add alternately with sour cream and vanilla. Grease and flour
tube pan. Pour half of mixture into pan. Spread with half of topping, cut thin
slices of butter and lay here and there on top. Add remaining mixture, top
with rest of topping.
Bake 45 minutes at 350º
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Tomorrows Cookie. . hummmmm ? . .
"Christmas--that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so
intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia.
Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day
of remembrance--a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved."
Augusta E. Rundel
Instant Coco Mix
8 ounces nonfat dry milk powder
3 cups powdered sugar
16 ounce Nestle's Quick
6 ounce Creamora
1 large box of milk chocolate instant pudding
Directions:
Sift together to completely mix ingredients. Store in an air tight container.
Individual serving =
4 heaping teaspoons in mug and fill with boiling water.
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16
days until Christmas
Happy Holidays
to you and your family. May all your wishes come true and may you have a
blessed Holiday Season.
im/o_eml
im/o_bye
Happy Baking ~ May your Holidays be full of Memories
music ~ Silver Bells ~
Easy Listening Holiday Style
"Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness
of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to
be kind.
Merry Christmas"
-Sugar
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