Try the following Easter recipes
to treat guests at your Easter party.
Easy Easter Praline Cookies
1/2 c Butter
1 1/2 c Packed brown sugar
1 ea Egg
1 1/2 c Flour
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, sugar and
egg. Stir in flour, vanilla and pecans. Mix well by hand.
Shape into balls about the size of walnuts, place on cookie
sheets and flatten to about 1/8 inch. Bake 10 to 12 minutes,
or until brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely
and harden. Yields 36 servings.
Easter Dream Bar Cookies
1 c margarine
1 c brown sugar
1 ea egg
2 c flour
1 ts vanilla
12 oz chocolate morsels
1 c nuts, chopped
Mix together margarine, brown sugar and egg, Add flour and
vanilla. Mix well, and spread on a large well greased cookie
sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. (until lightly
browned)
Melt chocolate morsels, spread on top of baked mixture. Sprinkle
chopped nuts on top of chocolate, pressing with spatula into
chocolate so the nuts will not fall off when cutting.
When cooled cut into 1-inch squares. Yields 8 dozen 1 inch
squares.
Italian Easter Bread (Cresca)
1/4 cup Water; warmed up to 1/2 c.
1 package Yeast
1 teaspoon Sugar
2 1/4 cups Flour
1/3 cup Parmesan or Romano cheese
1 tablespoon Olive or Veg. oil
1/4 teaspoon Salt -- Pepper
2 Eggs
Combine 1/4 c. of the water, yeast, and sugar. Stir to dissolve
yeast and let stand until bubbly.
Measure flour, cheese, 1 tb. of the oil, salt and pepper into
a bowl. Blend. Add yeast mixture and eggs to flour mixture.
Blend well. Add water by drizzling til flour forms a ball
that is smooth and satiny. Knead.
Cover and let rise til doubled, 1 to 1 1/4 hrs. Or turn onto
a lightly floured board, shape into
a ball and place in a greased bowl turning to coat all sides,
cover with plastic wrap and
let rise for 45 minutes in a warm place. Punch down. Roll
or pat dough into a circle that is 8" in diameter.
Place in a greased 9" round pie or cake pan. Brush with
oil. Let stand in warm place
til doubled, 50-60 minutes. Heat oven to 350 and bake til
done and loaf sounds hollow when tapped, 30-35 minutes.
Remove immediately from pan.
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