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| General Category : Cookies-Bars-Squares |
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| Food Group : Eggs, Grains |
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| Preparation Method : Bake |
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| This is a pretty and tasty take on these traditional tea biscuits (cookies). Use pesticide-free rose petals. |
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Ingredients
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1-2/3 cups (400 mL) all-purpose flour |
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1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking powder |
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1/2 cup (125 mL) soft unsalted butter |
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1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar |
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1 egg |
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1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract |
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1/2 cup (125 mL) rose hip jam |
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Candied Rose Petals: |
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2 tbsp (30 mL) pasteurized egg whites |
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24 small rose petals |
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Granulated sugar |
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Lemon Icing: |
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1-1/2 cups (375 mL) icing sugar |
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4 tsp (20 mL) boiling water |
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2 tsp (10 mL) corn syrup |
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1/4 tsp (1 mL) grated lemon rind |
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2 tsp (10 mL) lemon juice |
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Preparation
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In bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder; set aside. In separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture; stir until combined. Flatten into disc; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
Between two pieces of waxed paper, roll out dough to 1/8-inch/3 mm thickness. Using 2-inch/5 cm cookie cutter, cut out cookies; place 1 inch/2.5 cm apart on parchment paper–lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Bake cookies in centre of 350°F/180°C oven until light golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to rack. Let cool completely.
Candied Rose Petals: Whisk egg whites until frothy; brush over both sides of rose petal. Gently dip into sugar to coat. Place on plate; let dry for at least 2 hours or for up to 1 day.
Lemon Icing: In bowl, stir together sugar, water, corn syrup, rind and juice until sugar is dissolved. Spread about 1/2 tsp/2 mL over half of the cookies; top with candied rose petal. Let dry completely until glaze is firm, about 1 hour.
Spread remaining cookies with 1/2 tsp/2 mL jam; top with iced cookie.
Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
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Nutritional information
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Per cookie: about 135 cal, 1 g pro, 4 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 24 g carb, 0 g fibre, 18 mg chol, 14 mg sodium. % RDI: 1% calcium, 4% iron, 6% vit A, 2% vit C, 7% folate.
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Source
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Homemakers Magazine: May 2006
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