DAY Recipe

“I had the pleasure of spending a few days in the quaint town of Waitsfield, Vermont, where I stopped at the Bridge Street Bakery,” says Morella Dewey of Ramsey, New Jersey. “Owner and chef Mary Laulis was delightful, and her “inside-out” German chocolate cake was absolutely fantastic. I would love to prepare this dessert for [...]

INGREDIENTS

3 large eggs
350 g icing sugar , for the dough (powdered sugar, and some more icing or regular white sugar to sprinkle the surface you work on with,)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
400 g ground almonds (this is a big issue, you can’t let them get gummy. I guess in some places you can buy them already g)
baking paperor parchment paper

DIRECTIONS

Separate egg yolks from whites and beat whites until [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4 cups seedless white raisins
1 1/3 cups currants
1 1/3 cups sugar (divided)
3 tablespoons rum (optional)
4 tablespoons active dry yeast or4 compressed yeast cakes
2 cups lukewarm milk
8 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups butter
1 dash grated nutmeg
1 dash ginger
1 orange, rind of , grated
1 lemon, rind of , grated
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups blanched slivered almonds
1 cup chopped candied citron peel
6 tablespoons butter
sifted confectioners’ sugar

DIRECTIONS

Place the raisins and currants in a bowl.Sprinkle the fruit with 3 tablespoons of the sugar and the rum, if used.Covered the bowl and let stand for 24 hours.
Stir the compressed or [...]

INGREDIENTS

2 cups milk
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 dash salt
3 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
8 eggs
oilor shortening (for deep frying)
sifted confectioners’ sugar

DIRECTIONS

Put the milk, butter, sugar, lemon rind and salt into a large saucepan.Bring to a boil and remove the pan from the heat.Add the flour and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.Return the pan to the heat and beat until the mixture leaves the sides and bottom of [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2egg yolks
1/2 orange, rind of , grated
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ounces brandy
3 3/4 cups flour
1egg white
candy sprinklesor almonds or brown sugar , for decorations

DIRECTIONS

Cream butter; add sugar gradually, continuing to cream.
Add egg yolks, orange rind, nutmeg, vanilla, and brandy. Mix well.
Slowly add flour until mixture becomes a workable dough. Roll out and cut with christmas cookie cutters, brush with egg white and decorate (sprinkles, almonds, nuts, etc.). [...]