Sesame cookies (gee ma bang)
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| **** NO E ***** Karen Adler FNGP13B. Yield: 10 doz. | ||
| ½ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| ½ | cup | Brown sugar |
| 1 | Egg | |
| ½ | pounds | Lard; no substitute |
| ½ | teaspoon | Almond extract |
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| Sesame seeds | ||
Directions
PREPARATION: Sift flour with baking soda and baking powder. Cream egg and lard together. Add sugars, then almond extract. Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix well. Chill for several hours before handling. Roll 1 tsp. dough in your hands to form a ball. Then roll in sesame seeds, coating all sides. Cooking: Place sesame balls about ¾ inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Cool. DO AHEAD NOTES: These keep for weeks in air tight containers. COMMENTS: The recipe for Almond Cookies is basically the same. Roll 1 tbsp. dough to make the ball, then press an almond in the middle. Brush with beaten egg yolk and bake 8-10 minutes. S ource: "Dim Sum" by Rhoda Fong Yee. Formatted for MM by Karen Adler FNGP13B.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #174 Date: 29 Jul 96 11:20:56 From: "steven.h.bergstein" <steven.h.bergstein@...>