Tasty and Easy Recipes

Ingredients:
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup flour

Cooking Method:
Blend shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy in mixer. Sift together all dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients alternately with orange juice. Add another 1/2 cup flour (usually will be needed). If the dough still seems too soft to roll, refrigerate; don’t add more flour unless you absolutely have to.
Roll out dough to 1/8″ thick, and cut into circles. Put 1 teaspoon filling in center and pinch into hamantaschen shape. Bake at 375°F for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Ingredients:
3 cup Fine Wheat Flour (Maida)
1 cup Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 cup softened Butter
1 Egg
2 tblsp Milk
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence

Method:
In a bowl, mix flour , sugar, baking powder, salt and butter.
In a separate bowl beat the eggs lightly with milk and vanilla essence.
Add this mixture to the dry ingredients.
Make a dough and roll it into a ball.
Wrap it in a wax paper and let it chill for 1 hour.
When you want to make the cookies take a samll ball of the dough and roll it into a cookie by pressing
the ball between two wax papers.
Bake the cookies at 350° for 5-7 minutes or till the cookies are firm

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Sesame Seeds
4 cups Maida
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Butter
3 Eggs
1 tblsp Cake Seeds (Caraway Seeds)
1/2 cupMilk to mix
Salt a pinch
1/4 tsp Baking Soda

Method:
Sieve flour with salt and baking powder in a bowl.
Add sugar, butter, 2 eggs, cake seeds, blend well.
Add milk little by little and knead to a smooth dough.
roll out on a floured board 1cm thick and cut out with fancy cookie cutters.
Brush with remaining egg (well beaten) and sprinkle heavily with sesame seeds.
Place on a greased baking tray.Bake in a moderate oven for 10 minutes.
Cool and keep aside. good to be served with tea.