BONUS - Cook's Corner
Lee Williams shares great recipes in Cook's Corner each week in the paper.
Here are a couple of bonus recipes. Enjoy!
Linzer' Cookies
¾ lb unsalted butter at room temperature
1 C sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 ½ C all-purpose flour
¼ tsp salt
¾ C raspberry preserves
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In the bowl of an electric mixer mix together butter and sugar until they are just combined. Add the vanilla. Add the flour and salt and mix on low until mixture comes together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes for ease of handling.
Roll dough ¼-inch thick and cut into 2 3/4-inch rounds with a flat or fluted cutter. With half the rounds, cut a circle out of the middle with a 1-inch cutter. Place all cookies on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake cookies for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature. Spread raspberry jam on the flat side of each solid cookie. Dust the top of the cut-out cookies with confectioners’ sugar and press the flat sides together, with the raspberry preserves in the middle of the confectioners’ sugar on the top.
This is not a typical linzer because it isn’t made with ground nuts. It is more like a shortbread. The cookies can be made days in advance, wrapped with plastic, and assembled before serving Great for a party or picnic.
Enjoy. LW
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Roasted Carrots
12 carrots
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 1 /4 tsp coarse salt
½ tsp freshly ground pepper
2 Tbsp minced dill or parsley
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
If the carrots are thick cut them in half lengthwise; if not, leave them whole. Slice the carrots diagonally into 1 ½ inch-thick slices. (The carrots will get smaller while cooking, so make the slices big.) Toss them on a baking sheet with the olive oil, salt and pepper in one layer and roast in the oven for 25-35 minutes.
Toss the carrots with minced dill or parsley and season to taste and serve.
This is an excellent recipe as the high temperature browns the carrots on the outside without drying them out on the inside. This is a simple recipe but one to keep in mind that is delicious with sweet carrots.
Enjoy. LW