Monday, December 19, 2011

I HAD HELP

today was the day to finish my cookie baking - two more to make and i do not think i would have dome it with out help.
I had help Friday, but today i had 2 to help.

Daughter


mother











Koulourakia and my own style of Kourambiethes.
light and airy was the result.





Kourambiethes



Koulourakia





My friend Irene, is very experienced in the kitchen, but with Indian food.  Her daughter was very good as well and i could not have done this with out them

the recipe is as follows...

Kourambiethes

(Joe's version)



1 cup whipped butter

1/3 cup raw sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 teaspoon TANG

1 teaspoon orange peel (candied is okay) or zest

1 teaspoon anise flavor

1 teaspoon water

4 cups flour

1 1/2 cup pecans

1/4 cup powdered sugar





Beat the butter 30 seconds then add sugar and TANG and beat till fluffy.

Add zest or peel, nuts, orange and anise flavor and water.

Continue to beat until the mixture begins to  “ball” into clumps. (Sometimes I need to add more flour)

You may shape the cookie, keep in balls or “squash down”.  Your choice

Roll into balls and place on a baking tray and cook for 20 minutes at 350ยบ F.

The cookies will have the edges just brown.

They must cool before removing from tray (but not cold).

Place on tray and cover with powdered sugar.
Eat at room temperature.

1 comment:

Granny Annie said...

Yum! A very similar recipe to that of Russian Tea Cookie but your cookies have a lot more zip to them. I never heard of using Tang in a recipe. Lovely mother and daughter come to your aid. How nice.