Pealing bells
5 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| 6 | tablespoons | Butter |
| ⅓ | cup | Shortening |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | each | Egg |
| 1 | tablespoon | Milk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Grated orange peel |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 25 | eaches | Maraschino cherries, halved and well drained |
Directions
MAKES: 5 DOZEN
Combine flour and baking powder. In large mixing bowl, beat butter and shortening until butter is softened. add sugar and beat until fluffy.
Add egg, milk, orange peel, and vanilla and beat well. Add flour mixture and beat till well mixed. Cover and chill about 30 minutes or till easy to handle. Shape into 2 8" rolls. Wrap and chill for several hours or overnight. Cut into ¼" slices. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Place a cherry on the bottom half of each slice for clapper bell. Fold in sides of slice, overlapping at top and slightly covering cherry. Pinch in sides to resemble bell shape. Bake in a 350~ oven for 12-14 minutes or till done. Remove and cool. Source: Clipping from a BH&G magazine Carolyn Shaw's Collection Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 10-31-94