#2 of The Twelve Days of Cookies and more
December 2, 2002 Day Two Volume I Issue II On The Second Day of Christmas Cookies. . . I thought I'd bake for you. . . Kolcheys 4 cups flour 1 cup Crisco 3 egg yolks 1 egg white pinch salt 1 large yeast dissolved in 1 cup evaporated milk unheated powdered sugar for dusting - optional Mix flour and Crisco, add eggs, salt, and liquid mix well. Refrigerate 6 hours or longer. Roll out on a surface sprinkled with granulated sugar as you would pie crust, roll thin. Cut into squares approximately 2½ inches or bigger if you desire. Fill diagonally with your choice of filling - cheese, prune, poppyseed, mincemeat or nut filling. Fold the corners over the filling, pinch together (you can dampen a corner with a bit of egg white or water to make it stick better) Bake 350º until done. You can dust with powder sugar if you desire printed recipe has 3 fillings ~ Nut, cheese and poppyseed Print this recipe recipe from my Mother Ingredient Substitutions Tips 101 When I get ready to do my Holiday baking, I get out all my recipes, go through them and make a list of ingredients I will need. The last thing I want to do is run to the store for something I forgot. But I live in the "real world" and I always forget something, or I decided to make something else instead of what I planned. Over the years I have collected these hints and would like to share them with you. So if you find yourself in flour up to your elbows and realize you don't have what you need, maybe there is something . . you can substitute. Table with 2 columns and 18 rows Baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar . . . . substituted for 1 teaspoon baking powder Cornstarch 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour (for thickening) or 2 Tablespoons granular Tapioca . . . . substituted for 1 Tablespoon cornstarch Cake flour 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour . . . substituted for 1 cup cake flour Self-rising flour 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt . . . . substituted for 1 cup self-rising flour Sugar 1 cup brown sugar packed . . . . substituted for 1 cup sugar ~ flavor will change a little Powdered Sugar 7/8 cup granulated sugar plus 1 Tablespoon cornstarch mixed on high in blender . . . . substituted for 1 cup powdered sugar Brown Sugar 1 cup granulated sugar plus 2 Tablespoons dark corn syrup or molasses . . . . substituted for 1 cup brown sugar Corn Syrup 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar plus 1/3 cup water substituted for 1 cup corn syrup Sour cream 1 cup plain yogurt. . . . substituted for 1 cup sour cream Buttermilk 1 Tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup . . . . substituted for 1 cup buttermilk Butter Unsalted butter can be substituted and you do not have to add additional salt to your recipe. Margarine can also be substituted in most recipes. Not suggested to substitute lowfat margarine or light butter when baking. Heavy Cream 2/3 cup milk and 1/3 cup butter. . . . substituted for 1 cup heavy cream Cocoa 1 square (ounce) unsweetened chocolate and decrease the fat in the recipe by 1/2 Tablespoon . . . . substituted for 1/4 cup cocoa Unsweetened Chocolate 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1 Tablespoon cooking oil or vegetable shortening substituted for 1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate Semi-sweet Chocolate 1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate plus 2 Tablespoons sugar . . . . substituted for 2 ounces Semi-sweet chocolate Vanilla Bean 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract . . . . substituted for 1 inch of vanilla bean Allspice 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon plus 1/4 teaspoon each nutmeg and ground cloves substituted for 1 teaspoon ground allspice Pumpkin Pie Spice 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon plus 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg plus 1/8 teaspoon each allspice and cardamom - - - or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon plus 1/8 teaspoon each ground ginger, ground nutmeg, ground mace, ground cloves . . . . substituted for 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice table end Print information Holiday Tradition Bird's Nest Ornament Bird's nest ornaments are symbols of good luck. It is believed that the first ornament you place in your tree should be a birds nest. According to legend, prosperity will come to any home that finds a bird's nest nestled among the branches of the family's Christmas tree. I have a bird's nest for all my larger trees and to this day, it is the very first ornament I put in my trees. This is a wonderful gift for someone having their very first Christmas away from home. Perfect for the newlyweds first Christmas together. It will create a memory every year they decorate their tree and remember . . . . . . . . . Tomorrows Cookie. . . Chocolate Chip Bars. . "From Home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other." . Emily Matthews Buckeye (candies) ½ pound butter (do not substitute margarine) 18 ounce jar peanut butter "crunchy" 1½ pound powdered sugar Mix together well. Shape into balls ¾" to 1" in diameter and place on a baking sheet covered with waxpaper. Chill for one hour Melt 1/8 bar (or less) of paraffin wax with a 12 ounce bag of semi sweet chocolate chips over a double boiler. Using a toothpick dip the ball about 2/3rds of the way into the chocolate. Leaving the top of the peanut butter showing. Resembling a buckeye. Remove the toothpick and repair the hole with the back of a spoon. Store in refrigerator note: The paraffin wax will keep the chocolate from melting on your fingers. You only need a small amount. Print this recipe Holiday Fact Only ten percent of American households leave milk and cookies for Santa Claus on Christmas eve. (from NewsNet5, my local news station) Handmade Gifts from the Heart Vanilla Sugar Cut 1 vanilla bean into 1" pieces. Add to 3 cups of white granulated sugar. Cover tightly and let sit for two weeks before using. Put the vanilla sugar in a decorative glass jar that is airtight. Do not remove the beans. Tie a Holiday bow around the top. Add it to a gift basket with cookies, cookie cutters, teas, or gourmet coffee. Just the perfect touch for someone special. 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 ~ It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas ~ Easy Listening Holiday Style im/CCmtclogo Sugar Says: People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light shining from within. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
