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Archive for May, 2008

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup farina

• 1/2 cup sifted flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 lb. butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut, chopped fine
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Sift the farina, flour, and baking powder together. Cream the butter; add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in one egg yolk at a time, and then add the flour mixture, coconut, and vanilla. Fold in the egg whites. Turn into 2 buttered 8-inch layer cake pans. Bake 20 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool on a big cookie rack. May be decorated with whipped cream and grated coconut.

For more coconut recipes, try some of these:

• Coconut Macadamia Nut Brownies
• Coconut Pecan Frosted Brownies
• Coconut Cream Pudding
• Coconut Pancakes
• Coconut Fritters

Much like coconut cookies, these fritters are amazing.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups rice flour
• 1/8 tsp. baking soda
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup flaked coconut
• 2 cups corn oil

Cook the sugar and water until syrupy. Cool. Sift the rice flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl; stir in the syrup and coconut. Let stand 2 hours.Heat the oil in a deep skillet; drop the batter by the tablespoon into it. Fry until browned on both sides.

For more tasty coconut recipes, try your hand at some of these:

• Coconut Balls
• Coconut Custard
• Coconut Cookies
• Coconut Tarts
• Coconut Pudding
• Coconut Custard (Sarikauja)

Pastries are some of the best gourmet desserts around. They're delightful for any occasion and are always tasty at any time of day.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour

• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup cooked diced pork, chicken or beef
• 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1/4 lb. crab meat
• 1/2 cup cooked vermicelli or fine noodles
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• Fat for deep frying

Sift the flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a bowl. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives. Beat the egg yolk and water and add, tossing lightly until a ball of dough is formed. Chill 1 hour.

Chop together until very fine the meat, mushrooms, crab meat, vermicelli, egg, remaining salt, and pepper. Roll out the dough ¼-inch thick and cut into 6-inch circles. Place some of the filling on one end, turn ends in and roll up like a jelly roll. Moisten edges with egg white or water to seal. Heat the fat to 365 degrees and fry 2 or 3 rolls at a time for 10 minutes, or until browned. Drain and keep warm while preparing the balance.

When looking for pastry recipes, you might try some of the following:

• Easy Overnight Bundt Caramel Rolls
• Coconut Fritters (Mok-Si-Kyo)
• Chestnut Dessert
• Rosettes

If you've got a fruit basket with too much fruit, you may be considering different ideas to make sure that it gets used. In this case, a fruit cup salad is an excellent idea. Plus, fruit is never a bad thing!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup orange juice

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 tangerines or oranges
• 2 peaches
• 1 cup strawberries or raspberries
• 1/4 cup blanched chopped almonds

Cook the orange juice, water, sugar, and cinnamon until a syrup is formed. Cool. Segment the tangerines or oranges; slice the peaches and berries. Combine in a bowl and pour syrup all over them. Chill 1 hour; sprinkle with the nuts and serve in sherbet cups.

For more fun fruit recipes, try:

• Summer Fruits Salad
• Summer Fruit Trifle Recipe
• Fruit Mousse
• Bourbon Fruitcake

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. ground anise
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 3/4 tsp. baking powdered

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch layer-cake pan and dust with flour. Beat the eggs and sugar until very thick and light. Sift the anise, flour, and baking powdered into it and folds in lightly but thoroughly. Bake 30 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool on a cake or big cookie rack. Turn out and cut into pie-shaped wedges.

So you like cake? Try this recipe for Eggless Milkless Butterless Cake!