Eels

Preheat Oven: 300  Cooking Time: 40 min.

Ingredients:

* 1 pkg Almond Paste          * 1 lb Almonds - ground

* 1 2/3 C Sugar   * 3-4 Egg Whites

* Almonds – whole  * Apricot Preserves

* Citron, Lemon or Orange

* Parchment Paper 

Directions:

• Mix almond paste, ground almonds, sugar, egg whites and citron together.  Form dough into “eel” shape;
• using scissors, cut “scales” into the top of the eel.  Put whole almonds into the slits.  Bake in preheated oven
• on greased parchment paper for 40 minutes.  When eel has cooled, brush with heated apricot preserves.

Frappe

• Preheat Oven:    Cooking Time: 

Ingredients:

* 2 C Flour    * 1/3 C Sugar

* Rum     * ¼ C Butter

* 4 X Sugar or Honey  * Oil (for frying)

Directions:

• Combine flour, sugar, rum, and butter in bowl.  Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Roll dough out and cut into strips.  Give strips a twist
• in the center, shaping them like a bow.  Deep fry in
• hot oil until golden brown.  Remove from fryer and
• place on paper towels or brown paper bag to remove excess oil.  Sprinkle with confectionery sugar or
• drizzle with honey.

Rugelach

Preheat Oven: 350  Cooking Time: 

Ingredients:

* Pie Crust   * Cinnamon

* Sugar    * Pecans or Walnuts

* Golden Raisins  * Mini Chocolate Chips

Directions:

•   Combine cinnamon, sugar, chopped nuts, raisins and
•   chocolate chips.
•   Spread mixture on pie crust.  Cut pie crust into
•   triangles and roll-up.  Bake in preheated oven until
•   golden.

St Joseph Zeppoli

Preheat Oven:    Cooking Time: 

Ingredients:

* 3 C Flour    * 1 ½ pkt of Dry Yeast

* 1 ¾ C Warm Water  * ¾ C Raisins

* Oil (for frying)   * Confectionery Sugar

• Directions:

• Dissolve yeast in a bowl using the warm water. 
• Combine dissolved yeast and flour in bowl, and then
• add raisins.  Allow dough to rise; about 1 hour.
• Form dough into rounded rectangles or balls using
• your hands.  Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown.  Remove from fryer and place on paper towels or
• brown paper bag to remove excess oil.

• Sprinkle with confectionery sugar if desired.

Walnut Almond Torte

• Preheat Oven:   375  Cooking Time:  30 min.

Ingredients:

* 4 Egg Yolks   * 4 Egg Yolks

  * 1 C Sugar   * Zest of 1 Lemon    * 1 C Ground Almonds * 1 C Ground Walnuts

  * Confectionary Sugar 

Directions:

• In separate bowl beat egg whites until stiff; set aside. 
• In another bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar, using a blender, until creamy.   Thoroughly mix in the nuts by hand.  Next, gently fold in the stiffened egg whites.  
• Pour mixture into a lightly greased baking pan.  Bake
• in preheated oven for 30 minutes.  Sprinkle with confectionary sugar.