Hey Fugi, remember those dried sour cherries?
APPLESAUCE-RAISIN COOKIES
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup honey
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup unbleached flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp cloves
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup raisins - dark or golden
Mix the oil and honey together. Add the egg and beat until light. Blend the vanilla and applesauce. Stir the flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, oats, and raisins into the creamed mixture. Blend well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly oiled baking sheets. Bake at 375 F for 10 minutes, cool on a wire rack.
ALMOST CHERRY GARCIA COOKIES
1 cup dried sour cherries
1/3 cup cherry-flavored brandy
1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly-packed
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup coarsely chopped white chocolate
1/2 cup coarsely chopped semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Plump the dried cherries by soaking them in boiling water to cover for a couple of minutes. Drain well and toss with cherry brandy. Let the cherries sit in the brandy for a couple of hours, or even overnight for the best flavor, then drain before using.
Cream the butter with both sugars. Blend in the egg, vanilla and almond extracts.
Fold in the salt, baking soda and flour. Fold in the cherries, white and dark chocolate and, if using, the macadamia nuts. Batter should be soft.
Drop in generous tablespoons onto the baking sheets, leaving space between dollops of batter.
Bake until lightly browned around the edges, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool on racks. (Makes about 2 1/2 dozen)
((they were MUCH better in these than on a pork roast!))
Today's recipe is from "The Old Farmer's Almanac Colonial Cookbook"
~~ from my "Secret Pal"
Dandelion Wine
Pick the heads only of the dandelions. Spreaad them out on sheets of paper to get rid of insects. To each gallon of flowerheads add 1 gallon of water, 2 oranges, 1 lemon, and 1 ounce of ginger root (crushed). Tie the ginger in a muslin bag. Put into a pan and bring it all to a boil, and boil it for 20 minutes. Then strain it and add 4 pounds of sugar. If not clear, add the white of an egg, and to make it work, put in 1/2 ounce yeast on a slice of bread. Leave it a week, strain and bottle loosely at first, then tighter.
(It should stand for 6 months before serving.)
Re: Hey Fugi, remember those dried sour cherries?
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Originally posted by jaybird
ALMOST CHERRY GARCIA COOKIES
1 cup dried sour cherries
1/3 cup cherry-flavored brandy
1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly-packed
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup coarsely chopped white chocolate
1/2 cup coarsely chopped semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Plump the dried cherries by soaking them in boiling water to cover for a couple of minutes. Drain well and toss with cherry brandy. Let the cherries sit in the brandy for a couple of hours, or even overnight for the best flavor, then drain before using.
Cream the butter with both sugars. Blend in the egg, vanilla and almond extracts.
Fold in the salt, baking soda and flour. Fold in the cherries, white and dark chocolate and, if using, the macadamia nuts. Batter should be soft.
Drop in generous tablespoons onto the baking sheets, leaving space between dollops of batter.
Bake until lightly browned around the edges, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool on racks. (Makes about 2 1/2 dozen)
((they were MUCH better in these than on a pork roast!)) [/B]
:D Kewl :D Sounds Tasty