Palestine Blogs - The Gazette

Sunday, 6 September 2009

Semperit Biscuit

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250g butter
200g castor sugar
2 egg yolks
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
50g ground almond
50g corn flour, sifted
350g plain flour, sifted
1 cup of sugar, mixed with desired colourings.

1. Cream butter and sugar. Mix in vanilla.
2. Add in the rest of the ingredients and blend well.
3. Form biscuits using a semperit presser, decorate with coloured sugar and bake for 20 minutes at 160 degree C.

Date Tarts

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125g butter
1 egg yolk
60g sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
170g plain flour, sifted
1 tbsp milk powder
20g corn flour, sifted
egg yolks/sesame seeds
dates

1. Cream butter and sugar. Mix in vanilla.
2. Add in the rest of the ingredients. (except for the dates) Mix them well.
3. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls or 1 tbsp of flour mixture. Take one ball, flattened it on your palms and place half of the dates on it and shape it into a slightly elongated shape.
4. Brush yolks on top of it, sprinkle some sesame seeds. Bake for 20-30 minutes at 170 degree C.

Sugee Cookies

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225g ghee
170g icing sugar
375g flour, sifted
80g ground almond
100g semolina

1. Cream ghee and sugar.
2. Mix in flour, semolina and almond.
3. Divide into small balls. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 160 degree C

M & M Biscuits

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200g chopped walnuts
175g plain flour, sifted
1 tbsp Baking Powder
150g butter
100g brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup M&M
drops of vanilla essence

1. Beat butter, sugar and eggs till creamy. Add in vanilla, flour, baking powder and mix well.
2. Wrap dough with plastic, roll it into logs and chill overnight.
3. Slice log about ½ inches thick. Pop in 2 M&Ms Bake for 15 minutes at 180 degree C

Cornflakes Crunch Cookies

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250g butter, softened
170g brown sugar
2 egg yolks
150g cornflakes, crushed
150g corn flour, sifted
150g raising flour, sifted
1/2 tsp essence of vanilla
baking paper cup

1. Cream butter and sugar. Add in yolks and vanilla. Blend in flour and cornflakes. The mixture will be very gooey.
2. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 175 degree C.

Chocolate Chip Coco Crunch Biscuit

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300g butter
225g brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp chocolate emulco
400g Top flour/plain flour, sifted
1 tsp Bicarbonate Soda
1/2 tsp cocoa powder
a pinch of salt
200g chocolate chips
200g crushed coco crunch

1. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
2. Mix in the rest of the ingredients. Shape into 1 inch balls or 1 tsp of flour mixture. Put it into a mini baking paper cups.
3. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 160 degree C.

Steamed Rice Flour Corn Cake (Nagasari Jagung)

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30g Hoen Kwee flour
40g rice flour
300ml coconut milk
200ml srewpine leaves juice (use 4 leaves)
1/8 tsp lime water (air kapur)
100g castor sugar
150g cream of corn
100g corn kernels
1/2 tsp garam

1. Blend all of the ingredients until it is well mixed. Stir over a medium heat for 15 minutes.
2. Let it cool for 5 minutes before wrapping it with banana leaves. Keep in the fridge before serving.