[Bryn-gwlad] golden spatula recipes and thanks

[Goldweard]

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped make last weeks tourney a success.   Here are the recipes.   I lost the paper that had all the names listed during the great tent collapse of border march, but here are the recipes.

Ilaria's Cranberry Fruit bars

(4) sticks of butter or
(2) sticks of butter and (1) stick crisco butter flavored 
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
4 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
4 1/2 cups flour
2 bags cranberries  (Rinse to remove seeds)  Whole or chopped)
2 cups chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 325
Soften butter or crisco to room temperature
beat butter and sugar together until creamy
add vanilla and eggs  beat again
add salt and baking soda   beat
beat in flour, a little ata time until all is incorporated
Add walnuts and cranberries 
stir walnuts and cranberries throughout dough
spread dough in an ungreased pan
bake at 325 for 35 minutes or until center is firm
let cool and cut into bars


de Medici family pound cake
Cake
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
5 eggs
2 sticks butter (unmelted)
1 tsp. vanilla
6 oz. coconut flakes (half a bag) - dash of milk fo remoistening
6 ox semi-sweel chocolate chips (Half a bag)
Glaze
3/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup of water
1 stick of butter

To make cake
Preheat oven to 350
add a sprinkle of milk to coconut in a covered container and shake to remoisten coconut.
Mix eggs and butter until smooth.
add the vanilla and mix thourghaly
slowly add the sugar then the flour beating until the mixture becomes smooth again (Sugar will continue to be grainy in the mixture)
add coconut flakes and chocolate chips mixing until evenly distributed (The cake mixture will be very thick - thicker than pancake batter)
pour into a greased and flour 9 x 13 cake pan (Metal works best)
cook at 350 for 45 minutes or until the cake is golden brown on the top and has pulled away from the sides
Allow to cool completely

To make the glaze
Place water and sugar into a pan and bring to boilinb.
Boil for 5 minutes
Add butter and stir until the butter has melted.
Add immediatly to the top of the cooled cake making sure to coat the entire cake and sides.
Do not allow glaze to pool anywhere on the cake
The glazewill saturate the cake as it cools again.

Rice pudding
Isabella

1 lb. rice
1 qt.water
1/3 cup of butter and 3/4 c. of milk (Subst. for heavy cream)
1/2 stick butter
1/8 lb raisins
1/4 tsp. each   pepper, cloves, mace and salt
3 egg yolks, well beaten
sugar and cinnamon

Bring salted water to boil in a heavy pot.
Add cream, rice and suet.   
Cover pot with tight fitting lid and let cook, simmering until rice begins to tender (About 1/2 hour)
stir once; add raisins, dates and currants.  
Add spices
Add egg yolks;
stir well into liquid mixture
cook until well done
Garnish with a little sugar and cinnamon

Formed Fish in Whitecaps 15th C. apple pie for lent

Crust
2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/4 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp salt
16 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. heavy cream
2 egg yolks

beat flour sugar and salt in a food processor
cut butter into 1/2 inc chunks and pulse into cut flour.
beat together heavy cream and egg yolks
pour liquid into feed tube and process until dough comes together (About 15 seconds.
Shape into two 6-inch disks
cover in plastic wrap, refigerate 1 hr.

Filling
3 medium granny smiths 1 honey crisp apple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 tsp. freshly grated ginger
3/4 tsp. cinnamon,
1/4 tsp saffron
1 gignerbread man (Undecorated)

place all ingredients except gingerbread man into a food processor and pulse about 6 seconds
place mixture into a colander or strainer over a large bowl and let it drain slightly
crush gingerbread into coarse crumbs on mortar or food processor

Construction
Roll the crust into 2 equal 1/8 thick ovals
Trim about 1 inch all around
Reserve dough
Place smaller crust on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
spread gingerbread to within 1 inch of edge.
spoon apples on top of crumbs and form with your hands into a smooth mound.
Top with the second crust.  Fold it under the edges and crimp with a fork all the way around
Form a tail and fins from extra dougn
Decorate with scales of blanched almonds
Chill 15 minutes.
Cut several slits in top crust
bake at 425 for 25 minutes then 375 for another 15-20 minutes

Whipped cream
Prechill bowl and beaters in freezer.
Combine 1 c. heavy cream and 1 tbsp sugar.  (Add a sprinkle of rose water if desired).
Whip at low speed until frothy, about 15 sec.  then at high speed until stiff peaks form


Bizcocho Anise sugar cookies
THLord Stefan li Rous 

2 large eggs
8 egg yolks
1 pound wheat starch  (Approx. 4 scant cups)
1 lb.sugar (approx 2 cups + 5 tbsp)
2 tsp. ground anise seed
1 tsp. salt
additional sugar for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 325 degreed.   
Place eggs and yolks in the bowl of an electric mixer
Beat on Medium for a minuteGradually add sugar to eggs
Turn the speed to low and gradually add starch, salt and anise to the egg mixture.
Beat on medium for 10 minutes  Batter will be thick and fluffy

Line cookie sheetswith parchment paper.  Alternatly you may lightly greas the pans or use non stick pans
Drop the batter by tablespoons 2 inches apart.   After a moment, they will spread out on the pan, and will spread further during baking
Sprinkle lightly with sugar.
Place in preheated oven.
Bake for approx. 10 minutes until the cookies are set and a toothpick or bladecomes out clean
The cookies should not be browned on top and no more than a slight hint of golden color on edges.
Remove carefuly with spatula
makes approx. 4 dozen 3 inch cookies

Note    all purpose flour can be substituted for wheat starch

Boughasha
Gabriella De Ciel

Ingredients

1 pkg. filo dough
4 oz nuts (Pistachios, walnuts, almonds or pecans), crushed
cinnamon
6 oz honey 
1 lemon
butter


lay 1 filo sheet 
brush with melted butter
mix crushed nuts with cinnamon to taste
put one line of crushed nut mix along filo dough
roll filo up like cigar
brush with melted butter
heat honey and juice of lemon to boil
put filo cigars in oven on 400
bake till tops golden
pour honey lemon mixture over cigars







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