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corn syrup sugar butter salt eggs buttermilk baking soda anise oil cinnamon cloves ginger nuts flour
Viewed: 78 - Published at: 9 years agoIngredients
- 20 ounces corn syrup, dark
- 2 cups sugar granulated
- 1 cup butter plus 1 cup lard, or, 2 c crisco
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs beaten slightly
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon anise oil
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 13 teaspoon ginger
- 2 cups nuts finely chopped
- 10 cups flour, all-purpose
Method
- Boil the corn syrup for 2 minutes, and then add the sugar, butter, and salt.
- Stir until sugar and shortening are melted, then cool.
- When cool, add remaining ingredients (except flour).
- Add flour in increments until dough is very stiff.
- Chill thoroughly (can even be frozen).
- Roll chilled dough into rolls about the width of a finger.
- Cut with a knife into small 'pillows'.
- Pat pillows flat and bake in moderate oven (350 degreesF, maybe 8 to 10 minutes.
