Pass the Salt: December 2010

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Christmas Morning Waffles

This year I started a new tradition. I remember having waffles with strawberry sauce on Christmas morning with my Dad's sisters. I offered that this Christmas. My waffle recipe is ancient and getting very faded. I can't even remember where I got this recipe. I want to keep it. (Someone told me they were the very best waffles they had ever had!) I am also including the strawberry sauce. I am copying it just as I wrote it over 30 years ago.
Waffles
1 3/4 c. all purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 c melted shortening
3 tsp. baking powder
2 beaten egg yolks
1 1/4 c. milk
2 beaten egg whites
Beat egg yolks, add milk, then dry ingredients, sifted together. Beat until smooth, then add shortening. Fold in egg whites.

Strawberry Sauce for Waffles
1 1/2 c sugar
2 pkg. frozen strawberries (10 oz) (I just added two bags...I don't think I checked the weight!)
1 pkg. pectin
3/4 c. water
Boil water and pectin for 1 minute. Add sugar and fruit. Cook 1 or 2 minutes.
Thank you Aunt Beth and Aunt Wilma. You were great!

Cookies for Santa

I love our new tradition. We decorate cookies for Santa. The recipe is on last years posts. This year. I found a glaze recipe that we tried. It made shiny smooth cookies. We had a great time. Hayden got very detailed on a Santa cookie which inspired several other designs from his siblings. It was great fun. Here is the glaze recipe.
Glaze Icing
Ingredients
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
assorted food coloring
Directions
In a small bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.
Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush.
By the way, I didn't read the instructions right...I will follow better next time we are creating cookies.