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Hrunch Party: Show off this Cranberry Coffee Ring
. . . sumptuous filling, scrumptious taste!
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After the Church Program: Invite the neighbors to
hot spiced tea or coffee and fluffy Snowball Cookies.
CRANBERRY COFFEE RING
W cup scalded milk
Vs cup sugar
W cup butter or margarine
IVt teaspoon salt
Vi teaspoon cardamom or nutmeg
2 eggs and one yolk (save white)
(ft cup warm water (lukewarm for compressed yeast)
2 pkgs. active dry yeast (or 2 cakes compressed
yeast)
5Vi to dVi cups sifted all purpose flour
Scald milk; pour into large bowl with sugar,
butter, salt and spice. Add yeast to water. Let
stand a few minutes, then stir to dissolve. When
milk mixture has cooled slightly, add the eggs,
half the flour and softened yeast. Beat until
smooth. Add more flour, a little at a time, first
with spoon, then with hand until sides of bowl
are cleaned
Turn dough onto lightly floured board. Gently
knead about 50 strokes, until smooth. Place
dough in greased bowl, turning once to grease
top. Cover lx)wl with foil. Let rise until doubled,
about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, grease a 9-inch tube pan and bak
ing sheet. Prepare filling: Boil 1 cup sugar and
1 cup water 5 minutes; add 2 cups cranberries
and boil, without stirring, 5 more minutes, adchng
1 cup dates the last minute. Remove from heat;
stir in 1 cup nuts and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Cool. Makes about 2 cups.
Turn dough onto board. Use % of dough for
ring, make a braid of K the dough. For the ring
roll dough into 8 x 18-inch rectangle. Spread IK
cups Filling over dough. Roll tight like jellyroll.
Seal edges. Cut into 1-inch slices; place in 9-inch
angel food pan so slices barely touch. For second
layer, place slices alternately around pan, the
third layer as the first, etc.
For the Braid, divide dough into 3 equal parts.
Pat out into 3 x 12-inch strips. Put remaining
filling in the center of each strip Cover and seal.
Place pieces, side by side, on the baking sheet
and braid, beginning at the center. Seal ends.
Cover; let rise 30-45 min. Preheat oven to 350°.
Bake until well browned, 25-35 min. Remove
from pans, brush with Frosting: IK cups sifted
powdered sugar mixed with beaten egg white.
Afternoon Tea Party: Date Orange Chocolate Bars
are perfect . . . perfectly delicious!
Entertaining
Ideas
Here are fine foods to inspire a party! From the
coffeecake served at mid-morning to casserole
at midnight, each one bakes into a special invi
tation to wonderful times at your house!
DATE-ORANGE CHOCOLATE BARS
/<4 cups sifted all purpose flour
*4 teaspoon baking soda
‘■4 teaspoon salt
1‘4 cups (8-oz. package) dates, chopped
*4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
,yi2 cup water
l/5 cup butter
I tablespoon grated orange rind
1 b-oz. pkg. (I cup) semi-sweet chocolate morsels
2 «n*
I cup orange jutce
1 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350°. Sift soda, salt with flour.
In saucepan, combine dates, brown sugar, water,
butter and orange rind. Cook over low heat,
stirring, until dates soften. Remove from heat.
Stir in chocolate morsels. Beat in eggs. Add drv
ingredients alternately with orange juice. Blend
well. Stir in nuts. Spread in well-greased pan,
15x10x1 (or make pan from heavy-duty alu
minum foil). Bake, at -350°, 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool and glaze.
Orange Glaze: Blend 2 tablespoons soft butter,
1 teaspoon gated orange rind until creamy.
Gradually stir in 1)* cups sifted confectioners’
sugar alternately with l)j tablespoons milk.
Spread on, let stand until set.
Cut bars into 3 x 2-inch pieces. Makes 25 bars.
FRUIT NUT COOKIES
- pkgs. active dry yeast (or 2 cakes compressed
yeast)
'4 cup warm water, 12‘>-11S' <lukewarm for
compressed yeast)
ft cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups sifted all purpose flour
2 eggs (room temperature)
W cup soft shortening
Add yeast to the warm water. Let stand 3-5
min. Stir to dissolve. Measure sugar and salt into
mixing bowl; add the yeast mixture. Mix in %
the flour; beat until smooth, about 100 strokes.
Stir in eggs and shortening. Mix in the rest of
the flour with spoon or hand, until well blended.
Scrape down dough from sides of bowl. Cover;
let rise in warm place about 30 min. or untij
doubled.
Prepare Fruit Mixture: In shallow pan mix to
gether cup finely chopped nuts, K cup finely
chopped fruitcake fruits, X cup sugar.
After Dinner Party: “Come to our house for dessert
Ind sample yeast light Fruit Nut Cookies.
Ifter the Ice Skating Party: This Pork and Bean
Bake is just the dish to warm up the gang.
Drop dough bv heaping teaspoonfuls into Fruit
Mix. Work each piece into some of the fruits
ind nuts, then stretch into pencil-like strips.
Shape into snails, twists, etc. Place on lightly
greased baking sheets; let stand 10 min. Bake
10-15 min. at .375°, until golden brown. Makes
2 to 2J« dozen.
SNOWBALL COOKIES
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Mr*. O»cor Swomon, Viking, Minn*«ota
'4 cup butter
'A cup sugar
1 egg yolk (save white for (rotting/
1 teaspoon vanilla
‘A teaspoon salt
IVt cups sifted all purpose flour
2 to 2'A cups toasted coconut
FLUFFY WHITE FROSTING:
Vi cup sugar
1 egg white
1A cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons water
'4 teaspoon salt
‘A teaspoon cream of tartar
I teaspoon vanilla
Cream butter; add sugar, creaming well. Blend
in egg yolk, vanilla and salt. Gradually add
flour; mix well. Divide dough into 3 parts. Shape
each portion into a 10-inch roll. Cut into X-inch
pieces; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350° for 15 to 17 minutes until deli
cately browned. Cool. Coat with frosting; roll
in coconut. Makes about 3 dozen.
Fluffy White Frosting: In top of double boiler
combine all ingredients but vanilla. Cook over
rapidly boiling water, beating with mixer until
mixture stands in peaks Remove from heat. Add
vanilla; beat 1 minute.
PORK AND BEAN WIENER BAKE
4 cans (I lb. each) pork and beans
1 cup tomato cocktail sauce
2 teaspoons horseradish
2 tablespoons brown sugar
'4 teaspoon pepper
<4 teaspoon salt
l lb. wieners or franks, sliced
Combine first 6 ingredients and mix welL Pour
into 3-quart casserole or two smaller casseroles.
(Foil-lined for fast clean up!) Arrange meat on
top of beans. Bake, covered, at 325° for 30-45
minutes. Makes 12-16 servings.
