November 21, 2007

• Buckle Making 101 Part 2

  I forgot CARDAMOM!

  You need one tablespoon of Cardamom spice.

  To be added when you add the sugar.

  I am guessing at the Tablespoon, Gram always just said…

  “ummm a little more, yeah, that looks about right. “

  Take dough out of the fridge from it’s overnight rest.

  (By the way… The fridge was empty yesterday because today was grocery shopping day. Now we have FOOD!)

  

  You need A rolling pin, and big brother who was gone the night before,

  and a very heavy cast iron or aluminum pan.

  Lots of Vegetable oil and flour.

  Special buckle cutter!

  

  This one is a little fancier then Gram’s, her’s was made by a cousin and is all wood and tin.

  This one has a brass wheel and stirrups.

  It worked like a charm!

  

  Pour oil in pan and start heating it.

  

  Hey! I’m rollin here!

  Kneed flour into dough until it is rollable.

  Roll out dough.

  

  Use cutter to cut eyeball like shapes, then go through and put a slit into the center of each eye shape.

  Pick up one piece at a time, fold each end into the center slit.

  This forms the buckle.

  Drop into hot oil. Watch until edges are golden brown then flip so the top side fries.

  Cookie should come out golden brown.

  Drain cookies on paper towel.

  

  The perfect buckle cookie!

  Tomorrow there will be food, and family!

  Those that are still with us and those that have gone on but will ALWAYS be in our hearts!

  

  

  Easter at Grams, I’m the blonde in the pigtails, D is the brunnette scratching her chin.

   

  I can’t wait to stuff my face and spend the rest of the day horribly uncomfortable because I ate too much!

  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

   

   

   

   

  • 10:36 pm
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