Thursday

Greek Butter Cookie Twists

5 1/2 C flour
1 3/8 C sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/4 C room temperature butter
4 eggs
2 1/2 ounces evaporated milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 ounces sesame seeds

In a large bowl, sift together dry ingredients.

Add butter and rub together with hands until mixture is smooth and the consistency of bread crumbs.

In a separate bowl, lightly beat 3 of the eggs.

Add to flour mixture and blend with hands.
Add vanilla and milk and knead for at least 15 min, until dough doesn’t cling to the sides of bowl and isn’t sticky.



Preheat oven now to 350 degrees.
Spray cookie sheet with non-stick spray.


In a small bowl beat remaining egg with 1 tsp water. Pinch off a piece of dough about the size of a walnut and roll it into a pencil like strand about 8 inches long and ½ inch thick. Fold the strand in half leaving a tiny opening at the folds. Turn each half of the strand around the other 2 or 3 times. Brush egg mixture over top of cookies and dip top or sprinkle with sesame seeds.
(I use a paper plate to ‘dip’ one side in seeds)
Place cookies 1 inch apart on sprayed cookie sheet.


Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes.
Cool slightly and remove from tray.
Repeat action until all dough is used.


Makes appx 6 dozen.

Variation; once twisted and seeded, crimp ends together to make a circle before baking, like a wreath.

Saturday

Food Storage Sour Cream Apple Pie

... because we have to rotate food storage... right?
SOUR CREAM APPLE PIE

1 1/2 cups dehydrated apple slices and 3 cups water
1 cup sour cream powder and 6 tbs water
2 tbs. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tbs egg powder and 2 tbs water
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
2 tbs margarine powder and 2 tbs water
Reconstitute 1 1/2 cups apple pie slices in abut 3 cups water. Set aside.

Mix the [premixed powder and water] sour cream, 2 tbs. flour, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 tsp. salt, and the egg.
Add apple slices. Pour into unbaked pie shell.
Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
Mix 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 2 tbs. margarine-water mixture and sprinkle over top of pie and bake for 20 minutes longer.