The Masked Man in the Kitchen
In January 2021 a masked man came to town. It wasn't the Lone Ranger. I wish it had been! The bad guy was the Corona Virus. The victems were, of course all of us. But again the mask became a symbol of goodness protecting us from the Corona virus enemy. My mask is my best friend and this last week I gained another friend- my vaccination. Tonto can now rear up on his hind legs and the Lone Ranger can tip his hat and wave goodbye.there I live.
For 3 days it snowed and blowed. Highway 395 closed down yesterday.. I have no garage here so my car was completely covered and became a white blob. The snow was over my head and too deep to get in from the driver's side so I got in from the passenger side and slid across. The snow plow was on the way and I wanted my parking place cleared.
I went to the kitchen and made cookies. I made Linzer Cookies with Raspberry Chambord Jam that I had made some time ago. The cookie dough was rolled thin and cut out. I cut out 2 heart shapes for each cookie. One was to have a smaller heart cut in the center. My jam went on the solid one and the cut-out one on the top.
1 1/2 cups almond flour
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon dried, diced lemon peel (William Sonoma)
1 egg
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup or so of homemade Raspberry/Chambord Jam
Powdered sugar for garnishUsing my stand mixer- I mixed the first 8 ingredients- then divided the dough into 2 parts and placed each part betweeen 2 sheets of waxed paper- flattening each part into a thin sheet. Each part was frozen for 8 minutes. Then each part was rolled out and cut in heart shapes- large and small. The cookies were cut out and baked for 8 minutes. When done and cooled a few minutes they were put together- the solid heart covered with the jam - then the cut-out cookie was place on top.
This morning the snow finally took a break and the sun came out. I will try to share the cookies with my neighbors (if they last long enough).
