Aunt Irma's Easter Egg Biscuits
Recipe By :Nancy Verde Barr
6 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 eggs -- beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon lemon extract
Icing:
1 pound powdered sugar
4 tablespoons milk
1/2 ounce lemon extract
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Sift the dry ingredients together into a bowl. Make a well in the center and add the liquid ingredients. Gradually incorporate the dry ingredients into the liquids (may be done with the slow speed of an electric mixer) until a dough is formed. Let rest, covered, 20 minutes.
Break off small pieces of dough and roll into pencil-thin strips 6 inches long. Knot the ropes. Place on a buttered and lightly floured cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly colored.
Sift the powdered sugar into a bowl. Beat in the milk and flavoring to make a smooth, runny icing. Dip the warm cookies into the icing and place on a cake rack to cool.
Source:
"We Called It Macaroni"
Yield:
"60 biscuits"
NOTES : Optional: sprinkle with colored sprinkles while icing is wet
Recipe By :Nancy Verde Barr
6 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 eggs -- beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon lemon extract
Icing:
1 pound powdered sugar
4 tablespoons milk
1/2 ounce lemon extract
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Sift the dry ingredients together into a bowl. Make a well in the center and add the liquid ingredients. Gradually incorporate the dry ingredients into the liquids (may be done with the slow speed of an electric mixer) until a dough is formed. Let rest, covered, 20 minutes.
Break off small pieces of dough and roll into pencil-thin strips 6 inches long. Knot the ropes. Place on a buttered and lightly floured cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly colored.
Sift the powdered sugar into a bowl. Beat in the milk and flavoring to make a smooth, runny icing. Dip the warm cookies into the icing and place on a cake rack to cool.
Source:
"We Called It Macaroni"
Yield:
"60 biscuits"
NOTES : Optional: sprinkle with colored sprinkles while icing is wet