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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/24/2008 7:13:26 AM
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cherish405
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Tracy, yes, nuts and bolts are a snack mix.
Ohhh, thanks for the popcorn recipes!
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/24/2008 6:49:07 PM
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Mmm, I am loving the recipe for the lemon stars. I bet that I could do that one myself..Too cool...
Hey, I got a recipe for Amish Friendship bread starter, if anyone is interested.....
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/24/2008 6:58:29 PM
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You have the starter recipe???? I was given starter many times and kept killing it because I couldn't find people to keep taking it. I have a starter recipe, but not sure if it is the same as yours. Can you post it? It doesn't use yeast to start does it? The one I have doesn't.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/24/2008 7:10:01 PM
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Hiya Mrs. Tracy, this one does use yeast. It's a pretty simple recipe that I found online. It worked well for me, hopefully it does for you too. I think that it works out better with the yeast. My favorite thing to add to the bread when it is time to bake it is vanilla pudding, it turns out crazy yummy. I hope it helps. Stacey
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
* 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
* 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
* 3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
* 3 cups white sugar, divided
* 3 cups milk
DIRECTIONS
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 2 quart container glass, plastic or ceramic container, combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave loosely covered at room temperature.
2. On days 2 thru 4; stir starter with a spoon. Day 5; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Days 6 thru 9; stir only.
3. Day 10; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe. Store the remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator, or begin the 10 day process over again (beginning with step 2).
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Once you have made the starter, you will consider it Day One, and thus ignore step 1 in this recipe and proceed with step 2. You can also freeze this starter in 1 cup measures for later use. Frozen starter will take at least 3 hours at room temperature to thaw before using.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/25/2008 9:23:02 AM
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The lemon star cookies DO sound good!
Here's a favorite at our house. It's so quick and easy!
No Fail Rocky Road
1 package semisweet chocolate chips
1 package butterscotch chips
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1 10 ounce bag miniature white marshmallows
Melt the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips togeter in large bowl in microwave. Stir in the peanut butter until smooth. Stir in marshmallows (if the mixture is very hot, allow to cool before adding marshmallows). Pour into 9x13 buttered pan. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into squares.
This can be frozen but refrain from cutting into squares before freezing. The marshmallows can get hard.
It's very rich so a little goes a long way.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/25/2008 12:13:14 PM
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Tammy, that sounds delicious!
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/25/2008 3:23:54 PM
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It is, I must say so myself! It actually won a first place ribbon for a recipe contest once!
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/25/2008 8:33:02 PM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: Tea-Tea
The lemon star cookies DO sound good!
Here's a favorite at our house. It's so quick and easy!
No Fail Rocky Road
1 package semisweet chocolate chips
1 package butterscotch chips
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1 10 ounce bag miniature white marshmallows
Melt the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips togeter in large bowl in microwave. Stir in the peanut butter until smooth. Stir in marshmallows (if the mixture is very hot, allow to cool before adding marshmallows). Pour into 9x13 buttered pan. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into squares.
This can be frozen but refrain from cutting into squares before freezing. The marshmallows can get hard.
It's very rich so a little goes a long way.
That is very yummy. My husband makes it but without the peanut butter.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/25/2008 10:44:12 PM
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This is great. I love the recipes!
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/26/2008 9:06:34 AM
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I caved. I bought one of those baking flyers at the store even though i said I wasn't going to. Now I have some new cookie and pie recipes.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/26/2008 10:32:59 AM
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Sounds like fun!
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/26/2008 4:36:57 PM
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My food gift from last year is a little different. I made it for my nieces. They dance competitively and frequently get stuck at the dance studio for 4-5 hours with no way to go out and get food. So I bought them each a large, clear jar and painted it with their names and polka dots. Then I made an instant potato soup mix and filled the jars. I tied a measuring cup around the neck and also gave them mugs. Then all they have to do is mix the soup with hot water and they have a meal. At least something better than junk from the vending machine.
One year I made some easy peasy fudge for my DH to give to his co-workers. Four ingredients and a microwave is all you need and SO yummy! Oh yeah, and last year I also made white chocolate peppermint bark and that was really easy and yummy too.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/28/2008 11:06:53 AM
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I've never heard of peppermint bark.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/28/2008 1:00:20 PM
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Folks these recipes sound so yummy of which I would to do for Xmas. I can hardly wait for...Xmas!
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/29/2008 3:35:37 AM
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SUGAR CHRISTMAS COOKIES
Makes about 36
2 cups plain/all purpose flour
1/2 cup rice flour
200g (7oz) butter, at room temperature, cubed
2/3 cup caster/superfine sugar
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup raw sugar
Combine plain/all purpose flour, rice flour, butter and caster/superfine sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Process for 30 seconds or until mixture becomes sandy.
Add egg yolks and process until mixture comes together - about 10 seconds. Remove from the processor to a large bowl. Bring the mixture together with fingertips.
Knead gently on a lightly floured bench until mixture is smooth. Halve mixture and shape into two 10cm (4 inch) discs. Place each disc between 2 sheets of baking paper and roll out to a rectangle 30cm x 24cm about 1/2 cm thick. (12 inches x 9.5 inches x 0.2 inch). Refrigerate 20 minutes or until dough is firm. Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
Sprinkle one portion of the rolled out dough with 2 tablespoons raw sugar, cover with baking paper. Using the rolling pin, gently press the sugar into the surface of the dough.
Use a biscuit/cookie cutter to cut the dough into shapes. Place onto prepared trays about 1.5 cm (0.5 inch) apart. Use a skewer to make a small hole at the top of each biscuit/cookie (so you can thread ribbon through the hole).
Bake in a moderately slow oven (160C/320F) for 15-18 minutes or until firm to touch. Cool on trays for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough and raw sugar.
Thread lengths of ribbon through the holes in the biscuits/cookies, tie in bows and hang cookies on the Christmas tree. Or place biscuits/cookies into a box lined with tissue paper and give as a gift.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/29/2008 9:54:45 AM
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Peppermint Bark
1 16 oz. package white bark or candy coating
1 12 oz. package peppermint candies, crushed
1/2 to 1 tsp. peppermint extract, to taste (optional)
few drops red food coloring (optional)
Melt the white bark. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Spread on wax paper as thin as you like (I put the wax paper on a cookie sheet). Freeze or refrigerate until firm. Break into pieces.
You can use peppermint sticks or candy canes. To crush the candies, use a food processor or blender or you can simply place candy in a strong ziplock baggie and smash with a hammer. We like ours finely crushed but it can be chunky too.
Like I said before, you can use the green spearmint candies, use spearmint extract, and green food coloring. I've always wanted to try the cinnamon candies too. I love cinnamon!
I almost never use the food coloring. There's enough color for me in the candies.
Pringle Candy
2 packages white chocolate chips (I think it's 11 or 12 oz. each)
1 can Pringle Chips, regular flavor (plain), crushed (you can do this by hand)
1 can Spanish peanuts (I think this is 8 oz.)
Melt chocolate and stir in the rest. Spread on wax paper (placed on cookie sheet). Refrigerate until firm. Break into pieces.
This is a very odd sounding recipe but the sweet and salty really mingle well. It's a very popular candy around here!
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/29/2008 11:03:00 AM
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Thanks Tammy! That sounds yummy.
Forgive my ignorance though. What is white bark? We don't get that here. The only white bark you'll get here is off a tree.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/29/2008 11:21:59 AM
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Cherish, it's white candy coating and is usually sold in cubes (larger than an ice cub) or in a big square with cube indentions. Sometimes it's called "white almond bark." They have it in the brown chocolate too (sort of milk chocolate flavored). You could probably just substitute white chocolate chips for it.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/29/2008 11:34:42 PM
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Thanks Tammy.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 8/31/2008 3:53:56 PM
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A friend told me once that she made cranberry and macadamia bark. It's basically melted white chocolate with dried cranberries and chopped macadamia nuts stirred into it, then spread onto wax paper, cooled, broken into pieces. I'm not sure of measurements but I'm sure anyone could figure it out. It sounds so unique and yummy!
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 9/1/2008 1:00:22 PM
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cherish405
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Thanks Tammy. Might have to try that one.
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 9/1/2008 11:39:35 PM
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A friend told me once that she made cranberry and macadamia bark. It's basically melted white chocolate with dried cranberries and chopped macadamia nuts stirred into it, then spread onto wax paper, cooled, broken into pieces. I'm not sure of measurements but I'm sure anyone could figure it out. It sounds so unique and yummy!
That sounds AWESOME
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 9/2/2008 12:18:00 AM
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If I'm not careful, I'm going to be trying some of these recipes out before Christmas even gets here! They sound so yummy!
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RE: Recipes for Christmas - 9/2/2008 10:00:23 AM
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This recipe is truly a family tradition...and one of my favorites! We didn't make any last year and it still feels like we didn't have Christmas. LOL Course, we were busy with a newborn so there were LOTS of things we didn't do!
Butter Thumbprint Cookies
1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Cream butter and sugar. Blend in egg yolks and vanilla. Add flour and salt and stir. Chill 2 hours. Shape into balls. Beat egg whites lightly and drop balls into egg whites. Roll in pecans. Place on greased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart and make an imprint in the center with your thumb. Bake at 325 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Cool and ice with icing (below).
Icing
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-3 tablespoons hot water
food coloring (optional)
Beat until smooth.
NOTES: These cookies spread more than your typical "thumbprint" cookie so make sure icing is thick enough to "sit on top" of the cookie instead of "filling" the indention.
We usually color half of the icing with red and half with green.
Have more pecans than the recipe calls for. It seems like we always have to add more.
I usually use my small cookie scoop and scoop the dough before chilling it because the chilled dough is very hard and can't be scooped. I just put the cookie balls on wax paper (on a large plate) and chill. After 2 hours, I put them out and roll them in my hands to make them smooth, then proceed with the recipe.
These are wonderfully rich and worth the effort!
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