Zwiebeck
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: German
Author: Es Schmeckit Gut
1 Cake Yeast 2 Cups Warm water 4 Cups Milk Scaled and cooled to lukewarm 2 Eggs 1 Tsp Salt 1 Cup Shortening 1 Cup Butter Flour (See recipe)
Sprinkle yeast into warm water. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
Scald milk
Beat Eggs well
Add eggs and salt to lukewarm milk, Add the yeast mixture.
Beat in enough flour to create a sponge.
Cover and let rise in warm, drafts free place until light- about 1-1/2 hours.
When light, add room temperature shortening and butter and add enough flour to make smooth elastic dough. Knead well.
Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, punch down and allow to rise again.
Punch down and make into buns.
Place on greased cookie sheet.
After cookie sheet is full, make somewhat smaller balls and put those on first buns.
Put thumb in center to hold balls together.
Let rise until light.
Bake in 375 degree overn for 20-25 minutes
Zwiebeck was always served with coffee to Sunday visitors. Butter was never served with the buns as the butter was already baked into the buns.
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COCONUT MACAROONS
Author: Es Schmeckt gut
3 egg whites stiffly beaten 1 cup white sugar 1 dessert spoon cornstarch 1/2 lb coconut
Cook in double boiler 5 mins. stirring constantly. Add coconut to thicken (about 1/2 lb.) and drop by spoonful on well buttered pan. If egg whites are large, add more coconut.
Bake at 300° until light brown.
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CURLY PETERS
1 cup shortening 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 egg 1/4 cup sour milk 1 tsp vanilla 1/4 tsp salt 2 cups flour 1 tsp soda 1 cup dates or raisins chopped 1/2 cup chopped nuts
Cream shortening, sugar and egg. Add sour milk and vanilla alternately with sifted dry ingredients. Add raisins OR dates and nuts; mix well..
Drop by spoonful onto ungreased pan
Bake in 375°-400° oven until brown.
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