Thursday, November 20, 2008

Appetizer: Olga's Snackers

From Shelly Carey

Ingredients
1/4 cup water
1 Tablespoon sugar
2 packages active-dry yeast
1 ½ cups Borden's eggnog, canned
3 ½ cups all purpose flour

Directions:
Combine and stir water, sugar and dry yeast in measuring cup. Let stand to proof about 5 minutes. Beat eggnog with only 3 cups of the flour. Set the remaining 1/2 c. flour aside to use when kneading bread later. After adding about a cup of the flour, work in the yeast mixture beating well. Work in the rest of the flour until completely mixed. Turn into a large, greased bowl and invert another bowl, same size if you can, over dough so you can see it rising. After it begins to rise (15-25 minutes) work in the last 1/2 c. flour, kneading well into the dough until it is smooth and elastic. Return to greased bowl and cover again to let rise until doubled (about 90 minutes). When doubled, turn out onto floured surface and cut into 8 equal portions; roll each into ball and then flatten each with rolling pin to make a very thin circle. Cut each circle into 6 inch triangles. Place 1 inch apart on greased baking sheet. Spray tops with garlic-flavored Pam or use plain Pam and dust with a little garlic powder. Dust well with paprika and seasoned salt. Bake at 350° about 20-25 minutes until firm to the touch.

Combine water, 1 t. sugar and yeast in measuring cup; stir to combine. Let stand a few minutes while you beat remaining ingredients together in a large mixing bowl, adding only 1/2 of the flour. Add the yeast mixture and work in all but 1/4 c. of the flour, setting that aside for kneading later. Let dough rise about 20 minutes, covered, and then turn onto floured surface to knead in the remaining flour til dough is smooth and elastic. Turn dough into a large greased bowl and continue from this point as in the above recipe for doubling the dough, rolling out, shaping and baking.

PIZZA FLAVORED SNACKERS:
Before putting into oven, sprinkle tops of each piece in a little ground oregano.

CHEESE SPREAD FOR SNACKERS:
Mix together equal parts of Hellmann's mayonnaise and grated Parmesan cheese to a smooth paste. Serve with the warm, baked pieces as a spread.

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