Friday, September 17th

I enjoyed Just Keep Breathing- South African Birth Stories, edited by Sandra Dodson & Rosamund Haden surprisingly much.

Spicy cookies

500g Butter (very soft)

75g Sugar, mix into butter

2 Free Range Egg Yolks, add to butter, mixing very well

15ml Orange liqueur, add

2ml Salt, add

Sieve the following and stir into butter mixture:

650g Cake flour

10ml Baking powder

1t Nutmeg

1t Cinnamon

1t Clove

Mix well before adding:

150g Roasted Cashews, chopped

Roll dough into fat sausages, cover with plastic and refrigerate for an hour. Cut rolled dough into thin slices (2-3mm thick) place on baking tray and bake for 10 – 15 minutes at 175° C until golden. Dredge with icing sugar and enjoy.