Edible Sculpture
Materials:
5 1/2 cups flour large bowl, smaller bowl 1 t. vanilla
3 t. baking soda plastic wrap 3 t. grated lemon or oranges, optional
1 ¾ cups sugar spoon or mixer 1 cup (1/2 pound) butter or margarine
¼ t. salt greased cookie sheets ½ cup boiling water
¼ cup honey cooling racks 1 egg, lightly beaten
Process:
1. in large bowl, combine flour and baking soda
2. in another bowl, combine sugar, salt, honey, vanilla, and lemon peel
3. add butter and water to sugar mixture and beat until sugar is dissolved
4. gradually stir in flour mixture until stiff, using hands
5. use immediately
hint: cover with wrap and refrigerate up to 2 days or freeze,
but bring dough to room temperature before shaping
6. use cutter on rolled dough (1/8” to ¼” thick) or make free
form sculptures by pinching, rolling, or cutting dough
7. place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet
8. brush with beaten egg if desired
9. bake at 300 degrees for 20-30 minutes, or until golden at edges
10. cool 10 minutes on sheets, then move to cooling racks to finish cooling
Hint:
To store, wrap sculptures airtight and store at room
temperature for up to 2 weeks or freeze
Variations:
Cookie-Cutter Composites
1. roll out and cut dough
2. arrange cutouts on greased sheets
3. combine shapes and overlap edges to build decorative images
4. bake and cool
Appliques on Cutouts
1. roll out directly on a greased baking sheet if large, or on a floured board for smaller
2. cut out shapes with cutters, or make paper patterns to trace and cut
3. for appliques shape small pieces of dough into dabs, dots, tiny ropes, or any free form
4. press appliques onto the cookie base
hint: do not build to thicker than ¾”
5. bake and cool
Gift Idea
Wrap in clear or colored cellophane and tape or heat seal
Heat Seal
1. line a baking sheet with paper towels; bake at 325 degrees in oven
2. wrap each sculpture firmly in plastic wrap, taping if necessary
3. place on warm baking sheet in oven
4. heat for 2 minutes until plastic shrinks tightly over sculptures
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