Golden Glaze Pecan Pastry

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. clarified butter
• (12 cups) sifted flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 pt. sweet milk
• 3. tablespoons orange blossom water
• 6 cups sugar
• 3 cups water

Method

1. 1

   Mix butter and flour as you do for pie dough.

2. 2

   When it is worked to crumbly stage, add milk slowly and mix.

3. 3

   Let this rest 1 hour.

4. 4

   Mix nuts with sugar in a separate bowl.

5. 5

   Roll ½ tablespoon of dough very thin.

6. 6

   Put approximately ½ teaspoon chopped nuts on one side of dough and roll like a cigar.

7. 7

   Repeat until all dough is used.

8. 8

   Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until light brown.

9. 9

   For glaze, cook syrup until it becomes stringy when held up on a spoon.

10. 10

    Dip cookies quickly, drain on a rack and remove to wax paper to cool.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Shallowford cookery (1951) by Marie Koury, page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Golden Glaze Pecan Pastry 2 lbs. clarified butter 2 lbs. shelled and Beeps. (12 cups) pre- chopped pecans sifted flour 1 cup sugar 1 pt. sweet milk Mix butter and flour as you do for pie dough. When it is worked to crumbly stage, add milk Slowly and mix. If dry, add small amount of milk. Let this rest 1 hour. Now mix nuts with Sugar in separate bowl. Roll % tablespoon of dough very thin. Put approximately } teaspoon chopped nuts on one side of dough and roll like a cigar. Repeat until all dough is used. Bake On ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees 35-40 minutes or until light brown. Makes 150-200. Glaze: 3. tablespoons orange 3 cups water blossom water (may 6 cups sugar

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