It’s been crazy lately, which is why I haven’t posted, or worked on my new bolero, or cleaned my apartment, for that matter. Between consulate visits in Frankfurt and avoiding carnival I haven’t done much worth reporting. Also, for any Americans in Rheinland or Hessen, the consulate really does mean no electronics. They don’t have lockers anymore where you can keep your things!
I do want to write a bit about carnival here, which would be a much more exciting party if I didn’t live directly in the middle of it, but I’ll do that tomorrow. Today I’ll leave you with a recipe and an interesting blog I’ve just stumbled across.
The recipe: Kouroumbiedes (thanks Kathy!), which are Greek sugar cookies, basically.
1000 grams of Butter
2 packages of confectioners sugar
2 egg yolks
6 cups of cake flour
1 tsp of baking powder
1 cup of chopped almonds
1 shot of brandy or whiskey
Soften the butter till very soft. Add 1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar and beat until fluffy and light-colored. Add the egg yolks and beat. Sift the cake flour and baking powder into the butter mix.
Toast the almonds for 2-3 minutes and add to the mix, then sprinkle the dough with brandy/whiskey and knead thoroughly. The dough should not be sticky, but not dry either! Make cookies into half-moon or round shapes and bake on a cookie sheet until light golden brown. Take out of oven and cool, then sift the rest of the confectioner’s sugar over them (or put sugar and cookies into a ziploc and shake till they’re coated).
And the blog: http://hasidic-feminist.blogspot.com/ , which she has just moved to http://exhasid.blogspot.com
I stumbled across it today totally on accident. I love teh internets!
Hope you all are having a great weekend!
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