Orange zest gives these cookies their subtle orange flavor. Make sure you have lots of milk available when you serve them. This recipe is adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe. It received a second place ribbon at the San Diego County Fair. Continue reading →
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Thanks to this year’s El Niño effect there is currently an abundance of strawberries on the market (I can get them for 88 cents a pound at Ralph’s supermarkets in southern California). So I was ecstatic when I received a Food Network e-mail with a link to the Food Network Magazine Strawberry Shortcake French Toast recipe. If you add a spoon of fresh whipped cream, this is a breakfast I would be happy to order in a restaurant. Continue reading →
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Another recipe from Martha Stewart. The secret to these cookies is to cut the dough to the same consistently thin size. Also,I sift the dry ingredients onto a flexible cutting mat. This makes it easier to add to the other ingredients in the mixer.
These cookies are made for coffee. Continue reading →
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This recipe is from Martha Stewart Living. The consistency of these confections is like a cross between a cookie and a soft meringue.
Makes 18 cookies.
Ingredients
- 4 ½ oz sliced almonds (divided into 3 ½ oz and 1 oz)
- ¾ C sugar (divided into ½ C and ¼ C)
- ¼ C all-purpose flour
- Zest of 2 oranges
- 1 tsp anise, crushed
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tsp confectioners’ sugar
Recipe
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a food processor, blend 3 ½ ounces of almonds with ½ C sugar until almonds are finely ground.
- Transfer almond mixture to a bowl and stir in flour, orange zest and anise.
- Using a stand mixer whisk egg whites, salt, ¼ C sugar until soft peaks form.
- Fold egg whites into almond mixture.
- Spoon tablespoons of batter 2 inches apart on two baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Using remaining almonds arrange three almonds on each cookie. Sift confectioners’ sugar over cookies.
- Bake until cookies are slightly browned on the edges, about 12 minutes. Cool for two minutes before moving to cooling rack to cool completely.
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