22 a easter Recipes

a cupcake (baked from your favorite recipe ), white icing, shredded coconut, pink decorators sugar, jelly bean nose, chewable sweet tart eyes, marshmallow, marshmallows

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

all purpose flour, salt, sugar, ground almonds, vanilla or almond extract, butter,softened, egg yolks, finish, powder sugar with a few drops of lemon juice, and 1 drop food coloring of whatever color you want to decorate with, soft colors would be fine in this case, yellow, orange, pink, green, purple and orange.

head, neck , some intestines, and liver of a young lamb or 3 lb lamb bones, onions, halved, sea salt, olive oil, chopped scallions, chili pepper, minced , or freshly ground pepper to taste, chopped fresh dill, eggs, juice of 1 1/2-2 lemons

whole milk, sugar plus a pinch, unsalted butter, saffron threads, crumbled, salt, active dry yeast (from a 1/4-oz package), all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting, eggs

active dry yeast (1 packet), warm water (110 to 115 f), warm buttermilk (110 to 115 f), eggs, at room temperature, colored hard-boiled eggs, orange, juiced, orange zest, fior di sicilia orange flower water (or better a combination of vanilla and orange extract) or 1/4 tsp vanilla extract (or better a combination of vanilla and orange extract), unbleached all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, unsalted butter, softened (1 stick), colored crystal sugar, for sprinkling

flour, sugar, salt, yeast, milk, butter, egg, egg yolks, grated lemon zest, raisins, currants, scant 1/4 cup sherry (preferably a sweet or cream sherry), almonds, glaze, sugar, milk

margarine, marshmallows (about 1 1/2 10.5 oz bags), cocoa krispies cereal, unwrapped pastel candy-coated chocolate egg-shaped decorative candies (i usually use a combo of reeses pieces pastel eggs, hershey s pastel eggs, cadbury and or jelly bean) or 90 jelly beans (i usually use a combo of reeses pieces pastel eggs, hershey s pastel eggs, cadbury and or jelly bean), marshmallows , peeps chicks (i use yellow)

dough, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, glazing or confectioners sugar, salt, egg, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour or mellow pastry blend, almond paste, sugar, a pinch of salt, almond extract, drop bitter almond oil or butternut flavoring (optional), eggs, raspberry jam, glaze, water

whole milk, sugar , plus, sugar, unsalted butter, saffron thread, crumbled, salt, active dry yeast (from a 1/4-oz package), lukewarm water (105 115 f), all-purpose flour , plus, all-purpose flour , for dusting, eggs

desiccated coconut, chopped red glace cherries, sweetened condensed milk (a whole can), dark chocolate melts or 375 g dark chocolate or 375 g white chocolate, copha , white vegetable shortening (optional) or 1 tbsp coconut oil (optional) or 1 tbsp vegetable oil (optional)

cocoa powder (best quality ), margarine, granulated sugar (i often reduce to 1 3/4), free range eggs, plain flour, baking powder, salt, chopped walnuts (optional), sugar (icing), cocoa powder, water (enough to make a thick icing), chocolate egg (approx . 30), candy sprinkles (optional)

cream cheese, softened, unsalted butter, softened, sour cream, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, golden raisin, blanched slivered almond

loaves (1 lb each) frozen bread dough, thawed, raisins, sliced almonds, egg, lightly beaten, lettuce leaves, dip of your choice

unsalted butter, at room temperature, sugar, fine salt, vanilla extract, milk, baked 9-inch round cake layers (your favorite recipe or a 18.25-oz boxed cake mix), sweetened flaked coconut, store-bought biscotti, tube pink decorating icing, black jelly beans, marshmallows, white jelly bean , halved lengthwise, pink jelly bean, black licorice wheel , such as haribo

basic dough, cake yeast, warm water, sugar, milk (brought to a boil), sugar, butter (1 stick), flour, tablepsoons salt, eggs, cheese dough, cake yeast, warm milk, sugar, dry cottage cheese, sugar (to taste), salt, lemon zest, baking powder, flour , sifted

flour, yeast, sugar, egg, butter, grated peel from a whole lemon, lukewarm milk, powdered sugar , divided, marzipan paste, egg , separated, orange , peel and juice, divided, pistachios

white cake mix, vanilla frosting, pink, yellow, blue and purple gel or paste food coloring, flaked coconut