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December 10, 1999 – Off Topic Recipes (4)

DawnD-NY (05:07:34) : CHOCOLATE MINT SNOW-TOP COOKIES

1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 t Baking powder
1/4 t Salt
1 pk NESTLE Toll House mint
-flavored semi-sweet
-chocolate morsels, divided
6 T Butter, softened
1 c Granulated sugar
1 1/2 t Vanilla extract
2 Eggs
Confectioners' sugar

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Over hot
(not boiling) water, melt 1 cup Nestle Toll House mint flavored semi-sweet
chocolate morsels, stirring until smooth; set aside.

In large mixer bowl, beat butter and granulated sugar until creamy. Add
melted mint flavored semi-sweet chocolate morsels and vanilla extract. Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup mint
flavored semi-sweet chocolate morsels. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and
freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350'F. Shape dough into 1" balls; coat with confectioners'
sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 10-12 minutes until tops appear cracked. Let stand on cookie sheets 5
minutes. Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies

Julie.C.S.Africa (03:58:07) : MILK TART
(this is my daughters fav treat!!)
(strictly speaking - MELKTERT)

Pastry :
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 egg (take 1 egg, beat it up a bit and then use half of this)
2 oz butter
1/4 cup sugar salt

Beat together butter & sugar. Add egg, and then add in dry ingredients. You should get a crumbly mix. Press this into a pie dish and bake at 350F for 20 minutes.

Filling :
1 1/2 eggs (you use the other half of the egg that contributed to the pastry)
1 1/4 tablespoons flour
1 1/4 tablespoons cornflower
2 1/4 cups milk (this is 1 pint)
1 tsp vanilla flavoring
1 tsp butter

Boil the milk. In another bowl/pot (depending on whether you are using a microwave or cooker), beat the egg and sugar. Add the flour & cornflour to the egg/sugar mixture and beat this together. Add the milk and cook till it thickens. (This works well in a microwave oven). Remove from heat and add vanilla & butter. Beat well, and pour into the baked shell. Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg, and cool. (This is best refrigerated.)

Julie.C.S.Africa (03:56:15) : KOEKSISTERS

Koeksisters are easier on the mind and hands than fetkoeks. Fetkoeks are deep fried bread dough then filled with meat or fruit. Very filling and like all breads takes time to nurture the rising process. Koeksister are similar but more like a cake.

9 oz of brown sugar
1/4 pint water, cinamon
1 oz butter
1 egg
6 oz self raising flour
oil for frying

Method: Dissolve the sugar in the water. Add sprinkle of cinnamon with a piece of lemon. bring to the boil then allow to cool, discarding the lemon. Add the butter, beat in the egg and get it creamy. Sift the flour and mix with the butter/sugar mix until smooth. Roll into a 9' square and cut into 18 pieces ( 3'x11/2'). Cut two slits in each piece but leave them joined at the top, so it looks like a thing with three legs. Plait the legs and pinch at the ends to seal. Heat oil to 350 F and fry for 4-5 minutes, dip in syrup and serve hot.

Another koeksisters recipe

The secret of the crisp syrupy outside of koeksisters is that they are taken straight from hot oil and dipped into ice-cold syrup. This seals the syrup outside and leaves the inside dryish in contrast.

From the Cape Times, Saturday August 3, 1991.

"Food for Thought" column, by Andrew Bergman:

Your intrepid Top of The Times reporter recently visited everyone's favorite member of the diplomatic corps (pronounced corpse), Mrs. Evita Bezuidenhout, South African Ambassador to the Republic of Bapetikosweti, at her official residence, Blanche-Noir. Mrs Bezuidenhout said: "The koeksister is a symbol of the National Party."It's sticky because we cling on for dear life and it's sweet because nothing is sweeter than a Nationalist, except of course two Nationalists." [And it's twisted -HdW] While we will only deal with the conventional koeksister here, Mrs Bezuidenhout admitted that she was working on a "new South Africa" version. The new version would be plaited from a white, a brown and a black strand. "Three halves that would make up one delicious enigmatic whole."

To make the syrup, mix a litre of sugar, 5 ml cream of tartar, 2.5 ml tartaric acid and 5 ml vanilla essence or grated orange rind or cinnamon, or 1.5 ml ginger with 500 ml of water. Bring mixture to the boil and allow it to simmer for about 10 minutes or until syrupy. Set syrup aside to cool. It is advisable to make the syrup first and leave it overnight in the fridge. "This recipe is like the dismantling of apartheid - it has to be done in stages, ne?" To make the batter, sift 500 ml flour, 10 ml baking powder and 5 ml salt into a mixing bowl. Cut or rub 70 ml of margarine or butter into the dry ingredients. Beat an egg thoroughly and add it to 80 ml of milk. Add the egg and milk to the flour mixture, handling as little as possible. Put the dough in the fridge for at least one hour. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 4 mm. Cut into strips about 8 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. Cut each strip into three lengthwise, leaving one side uncut. Now plait the three pieces and press ends together firmly. Pre-heat a deep pan and remove syrup from the fridge. The hot fried koeksisters must be dropped into the cold syrup. The syrup will warm up about halfway through, so divide it into two bowls. Deep-fry koeksisters until golden brown, drain for a few seconds on absorbent paper and dip into cold syrup.

Gina,.Fla (11:02:16) : Floridian Salad

This salad is my creation using Louis Rich's Carving Board Chicken Breast Strips, Teriyaki flavor is the best!

1/2 romaine lettuce head, washed and torn into bite-size pieces
1 tomato, cut into chunks
1/2 cucumber, washed, peeled and cut into chunks
1 whole red or green bell pepper, washed, seeded and cut into chunks
stems from the broccoli, grated
1/2 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup white raisins
1/2 cup cut up pecans
2 pkgs. Louis Rich Carving Board Chicken Breasts Stips, Teriyaki flavor
Creamy Vidalia and Peppercorn Dressing (Brushetta Brand is a killer)

Toss salad together, top with pieces of chicken strips and drizzle dressing over.