Wednesday, May 18, 2016

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Milk Cake 
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup scalded strawberry milk
1/4 cup butter

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and grease two cake pans, set aside
Beat 2 eggs, 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 ¾ cups sugar until fully combined
In a separate bowl, sift together 2.5 cups flour, 2 tsp baking powder and ½ tsp salt
Add flour to egg mixture, mixing until just combined
In a small sauce pan, heat 1 cup milk (or strawberry milk) until almost boiling (there will be a little steam and a few small bubbles on the side of the pan)
add ¼ cup butter and turn off heat, stirring until butter is fully melted
Pour scalded milk/butter into the batter, stir until combined
Bake for about 35 minutes, until done

Scald milk and add butter, pour it onto the hot cake

Whipped Cream Frosting
1 package cream cheese, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups heavy cream
hot pink food coloring
 
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and almond extract until smooth. With the mixer on medium speed, slowly pour in the heavy cream. Whip until the cream holds a stiff peak, about 3 minutes. Lastly, add the food coloring if using. Decorate the cake after it's fully cooled.



These little cookies are great for the ritual Cakes and Ale.

1 cup shortening OR 1/2 cup shortening and 1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup ground blanched almonds
1-2/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix together shortening, sugar, and almonds. 
Sift together flour and salt, then stir into almond mixture until a soft dough forms. 
Chill dough for at least 1 hour. 
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Break off pieces of chilled dough and roll pencil thin. 

Cut rolled dough in two 1/2 inch lengths and form each into a crescent shape with your fingers. 
Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet until set, but not brown, about 14-16 minutes. 
Mix together confectioner's sugar and cinnamon. 
Cool cookies on pan, and while they are slightly warm carefully dip each in cinnamon mixture.

Makes approximately 5 dozen crescent Moons.

For vegan quests, use a natural sugar substitute in place of the refined sugar.

3 comments:

  1. Lemon-Rosemary Apple Cobbler
    Serving Size : 6

    FILLING:
    1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves
    1/3 cup granulated sugar
    2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
    Rind of 1/2 lemon -- grated
    1 1/2 pounds apples, peeled (5 cups) -- cored and sliced

    TOPPING:
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    1 tablespoon granulated sugar
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary -- crushed fine
    3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold -- cut up
    1/3 cup light cream -- or milk

    Filling: Heat oven to 450 degrees. Have ready a heavy dish,
    A 9-inch pie plate, or a single layer cake pan.
    Crush the rosemary as fine as possible. Place in a large
    bowl. Add sugar, lemon juice, and rind. Stir to mix. Add
    apples, stirring to coat. Arrange in baking dish.
    Topping:
    Mix dry ingredients into medium sized bowl. Add butter
    and cut in with pastry blender or knives until mixture is
    the consistency of coarse cornmeal. Add cream or milk
    and stir until a soft dough forms. Knead on lightly floured
    surface 10-12 times. Roll to fit baking dish, place over
    apples, seal edges, and cut slits. Bake 25-30 minutes
    until golden. Serve warm with cream.

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  2. Cast a sweet spell with these witches’ hats!

    Ingredients:
    1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury crescent dinner rolls
    ¼ cup of miniature semisweet chocolate chips
    2 teaspoons powdered sugar or unsweetened baking cocoa

    Steps:
    Preheat oven to 375
    Separate dough into 8 triangles
    Sprinkle a heaping teaspoon of chocolate chips on wide end of the crescent triangle and roll over ONCE to from brim of witch hat
    Form the remaining crescent triangles into hat shape
    Place hats on ungreased cookie sheet
    Bake 9 – 11 minutes or until golden brown
    Sprinkle with powdered sugar or cocoa
    Serve warm and enjoy!

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  3. Lavender Herb Bread

    Yield: 1 Loaf

    1 pk Active dry yeast

    1/4 c Warm water

    1 c Low-fat cottage cheese

    1/4 c Honey

    2 tb Butter

    1 ts Dried lavender buds

    1 tb Fresh lemon thyme

    1/2 tb Fresh basil; finely chopped

    1/4 ts Baking soda

    2 Eggs

    2 1/2 c Unbleached flour

    Butter

    In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. In a larger bowl, mix together the

    cottage cheese, honey, butter, herbs, baking soda and eggs. Stir in the

    yeast mixture. Gradually add flour to form a stiff dough, beating well after

    each addition. Cover and let rise about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.

    Stir the dough down with a spoon. Place in a well-greased 1 1/2 or 2 qt.

    casserole or ten 4" individual pie tins. Let rise 30 to 40 minutes, or
    until

    doubled in bulk.

    Bake at 350 F. for one hour for a large loaf, 20 to 30 minutes for small

    loaves. When done, turn onto a rack, brush top(s) with soft butter, and let

    cool.

    Yield: 1 large round loaf or 10 individual dinner rolls.

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