We expanded to Speculaas (Dutch spiced cookie) and Gingerbread, in addition to the previous Apple Cider OR Lemon Sugar cookies. Great class turnout and enthusiasm, both new and experienced folks came - and great results! We used a variety of Christmas molds, Annunciations, Madonnas, Creches, Epiphanies, Angels, giant St. Nicholas' and some St. Georges. Folks made great cookie prints, even with some molds that are extremely challenging to use. It was awesome to see the ingredient variations in the dough that was brought - from light molasses to some super-dark-rich Amish molasses. Many of these cookies were then sold at the St. Nicholas Bake Sale.
Lesson learned: it is difficult to gauge when giant gingerbreads are done - they take much longer, but the color change is more subtle when they are done - or overdone. We had a good turn out, and used the Apple Cider Sugar Cookie recipe, with some substituting lemon mix for cider. These cookies are relatively fast to make - into the fridge/freezer for a bit to set the prints, then bake. We used the Pascal Lambs and wreath molds, and did some glazes. Lesson learned: watch that oven!
The bulletin announcement was: Altar Society: Please join us for a hands-on Historic Carved Easter Cookie Stamp Class & Bake: Monday, March 19, from 4:00-8:00pm in Mercy Hall kitchen. Bake some for you, and (if you wish) some for the Resurrection Easter Supper! Carved cookie and bread stamps are interwoven into Catholic culture. In ancient times stamps were used to impress breads and wafers with religious dedications, as mementos of pilgrimage sites in the Holy Land, and for communion wafers. As time passed traditions of intricately carved cookie molds developed, with images from religious to folksy. Many molds from the 1600-1900s have been reproduced, and we will be using historic carved European Eastermold replicas to make cookies together. We have established an easy site for you to go too and make the special cookie dough recipes:resbake.weebly.com then bring the dough to the Mercy hall kitchen to stamp, bake and learn more history! The baked cookies can be placed in the freezer until Easter. Questions, please email Susanna at --- |
Heritage Cookie ClassExploring Catholic Culture through Historic Cookie Molds Archives
March 2019
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