Hurry-Scurry to the 319 bus, which, bless its' big red heart, came along quickly and was almost empty. So she was able to sit in her favourite seat with Small Wicker by her knees.
Yesterday was a glorious day and she sat and looked at London in brilliant sunshine as the bus trundled off down Beaufort Street, over Battersea Bridge and began the twisty journey up into Clapham Junction.
Normally, when going to Susan, she will take an overland train to Streatham Hill but she had caught on the radio that all trains on this line were being delayed due to some glitch. So she stayed on the bus as it started the climb up towards Wandsworth Common and Trinity Road.
She was very pleased that she had called her old friend to say she would be late and reached forward to take her book out of the trolley and realised that there was NO basket under her handbag.. oh dear.. oh dear indeedy.. basket was still a'sitting on the hall carpet with their lunch inside it.
Thank goodness she was going to Streatham, for three minutes walk from where she would get off at St.Leonard's Church is Bartek on Central Parade.
Zoom.. change of menu.. back out of the store.. and down the road to Susan's house. Her dear friend did laugh.. oh, how they both laughed at the silliness of leaving the lunch basket behind. But the new lunch was delicious.. yum.. and soon it was time to wash up, make coffee and make Danish Cookies!
Susan calls them 'Aristokrater', the Danish name for these very simple delicious cookies.
You will need the following..
250gms Selfraising flour.
185gms Caster Sugar.
185gms Unsalted Butter
1 medium sized Egg
1 teaspoon of GOOD quality Vanilla Essence
4 - 5 drops of Good quality Almond Essence.
A small bowl of very finely chopped fresh Almonds and Pistacchio Nuts - Unsalted.
Oven temperature should be 200 degrees.
Mix flour with butter with your fingers until it resembles very fine breadcrumbs and all of the butter has been absorbed by the flour.
Beat the egg in a separate bowl and add the Almond and Vanilla essences, then add the sugar. Mix well.
Make a hole in the flour and butter mix and add the egg and sugar mix.
Use a fork or a spoon (or a mixer if you have a Dough Hook).
Put the bowl into the fridge for 20 minutes for the dough to harden.
Take the bowl out of the fridge and make small rolls of the dough which should be quite firm.
This can now be either sliced very thinly or you can pinch bits off with your fingers. This is what Susan does and make them into little rounds no bigger than a new 10 p piece, then dip the top of cookie into the bowl of very finely chopped nuts.
And place them onto your baking tray, they will spread so do not have them to close together.
Bake for 8 - 10 mintes. The thinner they are, the quicker they will cook.. Don't let them burn!
Take a metal spatula and move them off the baking tray whilst they are still hot and lay them to cool and dry on a metal rack.
There you are.. the easiest Danish Cookie you will ever make! And, of course, you can 'fiddle' with the recipe by add a little Cocoa powder, or adding a little desicated Coconut to the other nuts for the topping or a little Lemon zest.. or a bit of Cinnamon or our favourite.. the Seven Spice Mix.. they are a great way to start children baking.. for WHO doesn't like eating homemade Cookies!
This comes to you all, wherever you may be and whomever you may be, to wish you a Happy New Year for 2015.
With best wishes from.. Susan.. Her and.. Me.
GeeGee Parrot.
December 30th, 2014.
Yesterday was a glorious day and she sat and looked at London in brilliant sunshine as the bus trundled off down Beaufort Street, over Battersea Bridge and began the twisty journey up into Clapham Junction.
Normally, when going to Susan, she will take an overland train to Streatham Hill but she had caught on the radio that all trains on this line were being delayed due to some glitch. So she stayed on the bus as it started the climb up towards Wandsworth Common and Trinity Road.
She was very pleased that she had called her old friend to say she would be late and reached forward to take her book out of the trolley and realised that there was NO basket under her handbag.. oh dear.. oh dear indeedy.. basket was still a'sitting on the hall carpet with their lunch inside it.
Thank goodness she was going to Streatham, for three minutes walk from where she would get off at St.Leonard's Church is Bartek on Central Parade.
Zoom.. change of menu.. back out of the store.. and down the road to Susan's house. Her dear friend did laugh.. oh, how they both laughed at the silliness of leaving the lunch basket behind. But the new lunch was delicious.. yum.. and soon it was time to wash up, make coffee and make Danish Cookies!
Susan calls them 'Aristokrater', the Danish name for these very simple delicious cookies.
You will need the following..
250gms Selfraising flour.
185gms Caster Sugar.
185gms Unsalted Butter
1 medium sized Egg
1 teaspoon of GOOD quality Vanilla Essence
4 - 5 drops of Good quality Almond Essence.
A small bowl of very finely chopped fresh Almonds and Pistacchio Nuts - Unsalted.
Oven temperature should be 200 degrees.
Mix flour with butter with your fingers until it resembles very fine breadcrumbs and all of the butter has been absorbed by the flour.
Beat the egg in a separate bowl and add the Almond and Vanilla essences, then add the sugar. Mix well.
Make a hole in the flour and butter mix and add the egg and sugar mix.
Use a fork or a spoon (or a mixer if you have a Dough Hook).
Put the bowl into the fridge for 20 minutes for the dough to harden.
Take the bowl out of the fridge and make small rolls of the dough which should be quite firm.
This can now be either sliced very thinly or you can pinch bits off with your fingers. This is what Susan does and make them into little rounds no bigger than a new 10 p piece, then dip the top of cookie into the bowl of very finely chopped nuts.
And place them onto your baking tray, they will spread so do not have them to close together.
Bake for 8 - 10 mintes. The thinner they are, the quicker they will cook.. Don't let them burn!
Take a metal spatula and move them off the baking tray whilst they are still hot and lay them to cool and dry on a metal rack.
There you are.. the easiest Danish Cookie you will ever make! And, of course, you can 'fiddle' with the recipe by add a little Cocoa powder, or adding a little desicated Coconut to the other nuts for the topping or a little Lemon zest.. or a bit of Cinnamon or our favourite.. the Seven Spice Mix.. they are a great way to start children baking.. for WHO doesn't like eating homemade Cookies!
This comes to you all, wherever you may be and whomever you may be, to wish you a Happy New Year for 2015.
With best wishes from.. Susan.. Her and.. Me.
GeeGee Parrot.
December 30th, 2014.
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