34 November 26, 2014 2014 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com
“Growing up in Streator, my best friend
Bridget lived two doors down. Our mom’s
coffee clutched and card clubbed together.
Eva Delheimer baked often for her big
family of seven children. She had the best
recipes and liked to share them.
“These delicate cookies are great dipped in
milk or coffee. I always like to lightly burn
a batch to caramelize the sugar s just for
me. No one else will usually touch them
that way, so they’re all mine.”
- Jan
Never fail Sugar Cookies
3 cups Flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon salt
1 ¼ cups butter (cold)
3 tablespoons milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pre heat oven to 375 degrees
Mix dry ingredients. Cut in butter as for
pie crust till crumbly.
Add remaining ingredients and mix.
Divide into portions that you can roll out
thin on a floured board. Using cookie
cutters, cut in any shape. Place on baking
sheet. Sprinkle with colored sugar .
Bake at 375 degrees till edges start to
brown (watch closely as they burn quickly
after that)
Bake 10 – 12 min. Move immediately to
a wire rack to cool. Then pack in air tight
containers. These keep well but can also be
put in the freezer up to a couple of months,
if there are any left over.
Karen Hargis - Biscotti
“I am trying to find a recipe for Biscotti
that is similar to the wonderful biscotti that
Sharon Fak makes. I love her Biscotti!
She makes it every year and distributes
large quantities to her friends. Due to the
timeliness of this publication I am not able
to get her recipe but will offer this version
with the hope that when I make it, it comes
close to hers.”
- Karen
Biscotti
12 ounces Butter
1 ¾ cups White sugar
6 eggs
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
6 cups All purpose flour
½ teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Baking powder
8 ounces of favorite chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar
together. Add eggs one at a time; beat
until fluffy. Stir in the vanilla extract. Sift
together the flour, baking powder, and salt;
add dry mixture to the egg mixture along
with the chopped nuts. Stir with a spoon
and as the dough comes together, Knead by
hand.
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