Sunday, September 29, 2013

Apple Fest 2013 Black Talon

Caramel Apple Gobs/Whoopie pies
Black Talon cream cheese butter cookies

Carmel Apple Gobbs/Whoopie Pies
1 box Carmel Apple Pillsbury cake mix mixed with 3 whole eggs, 1/2 c water, 1/2 c oil. add red color to desired color
Pour into a ziplock and cut tip.
Pipe onto cooking sheet making ~2" circles
Bake 15 minutes at 350
After cooled pipe Pillsbury Caramel apple frost between layers

Black Talon cream cheese butter cookies
Cookie press bought from Wandering Wood
Cream Cheese Butter Cookies
 2 (3 oz) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
 1 cup margarine, softened
 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
 3 1/2 cups flour

1 - Combine ingredients in a large bowl, stir well until mixture forms ball.
2 - Knead in bowl or on floured surface 1-2 min.[adding additional flour if needed to make smooth, pliable and non-sticky dough].
3 - Shape dough into one or more smooth balls
4 - Press cookie press on balls on cookie sheet
5 - Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes
6 - Bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven 5-15 minutes until edges show a slight browning.

makes 3-4 dozen cookies

Viking Knit Bracelet?

 Viking knit
8 loops
Hematite coated copper
22 gauge
Starting coil 5 3/16"
Final coil pulled to 9.9 mm external diameter 8 3/8"

Some hematite coloring scraped away during pulling process

Final coil can bend around wrist