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Misc. Recipes
Crescent Cakes
By: Red Knight
Ingredients:
1 cup finely ground almonds
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
2 drops almond extract....I like more almond flavor so I add more than 2 drops
1/2 cup butter
1 egg yolk
Combine almonds, sugar, flour, and extract until mixed. With your hands work egg yolk and butter in until well blended. Chill dough. Then reheat oven to 325 degrees .F. Pinch off pieces the size of walnuts then shape into crescents. I roll my dough then I use a moon shaped cookie cutter. Place on greased cookie sheet and cook for 20 minutes.
Braided Brigit Bread
2 Tbsp. yeast
1/2 Cup warm water
pinch of sugar
1 Cup milk
1 egg
1/4 Cup sugar
1/4 Cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. salt
1 clove garlic; passed through garlic press
1/2 tsp. each of dried oregano, thyme, and basil
4 Tbsp. tomato paste
Water
5-6 Cup flour
1 egg yolk, beaten
Dissolve yeast in warm water sprinkled with pinch of sugar. Combine the milk, egg, sugar, oil, salt, garlic, and herbs in a large bowl. In a
measuring cup, place the tomato paste and add water until it reaches the 1/2
cup mark. Pour into the milk mixture and stir well. Add the yeast mixture.
Begin adding flour, one cup at a time until the dough can no longer be
stirred.
Turn out onto a floured board and knead, continuing to add flour
to keep the dough barely dry. You want a loose, soft dough so be mindful of
how much flour you add. Don't let the dough get stiff. Place dough in a
oiled/greased bowl and turn it to coat both sides. Cover and let rise until
doubled. Punch down. Cut the dough in half, divide each half into thirds
and then roll into thick coils. Braid three coils into a loaf and pinch
ends together. Repeat with the other coils. When the loaves have doubled
in size, paint all surfaces with the egg yolk. Bake 35 minutes in a
preheated 375 degree oven or until the internal temp of the bread reaches
200 degrees.
Yield: Two beautiful and yummy loaves!!
Witch Bread
"The Recipe"
Ingredients
3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon salt
3/4 cup yellow corn meal
2 beaten eggs
1 cup buttermilk
3 teaspoons melted shortening
Mix first five ingredients, add cornmeal. Combine eggs and buttermilk, then stir into dry ingredients. Stir shortening into mixture. Then pour into a heated greased pan, skillet, ot mold. Bake at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
"The Spell"
This spell is best worked during the waxing moon, or during the full moon.
Cast a circle in your kitchen, or around a campfire if cooking outdoors. If possible, build your fire elements altar on your stove, and your water elements altar at the sink.
Call the elements. On your main altar, triple and then mix the ingredients of the recipe. Any rhyme you feel comfortable with, or chant can be used.
When mixing the sugar and salt, use this procedure: Measure the sugar by sight(no measuring spoon) into your left palm and add to the mixing bowl counter clockwise. Then, measure the salt by sight into your right hand palm, and add clockwise. Meditate on the duality of life: the sweet,the bitter,your personal joy and saddness.
When all the ingredients are together,put your hands over the bowl, and inhale deeply. Here is where you focus your spell on the bread itself. Imagen a bright white light enveloping you and your circle. Say prayers at this time over the bread. I pray for healing, but spells can also be done for scrying, for love, for power, for whatever.
Put the bread into the oven, and meditate on the cauldron. At this point in the spell until the bread comes out of the oven, I work on personal healing work (forgiveness,insight etc) I make a list of things that have made me angry lately. I acknowledge my anger, trying to open those feelings,and finally let them go.(If I can) Then when the bread comes out of the oven, I say more prayers of Thanksgiving to the Goddess, and open the circle.
Found at www.dell.homestead.com/913/recipe~ns4.html
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