Brazil Nut Crescents Recipes

BRAZIL NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts and coconut. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until bottom of cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

BUTTER CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Warm the milk in a small saucepan until bubbles form at the edges; remove from heat. Mix in the butter, sugar, and salt. Let cool until lukewarm. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine milk and yeast mixtures. Stir in 1 egg. Beat in flour 1 cup at a time until dough pulls together. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Deflate the dough, and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal pieces, and form into rounds. Cover, and let rest 10 minutes.
• Using a floured rolling pin, roll each dough half into a 12 inch circle. Cut each circle into 6 wedges. Roll each wedge up towards the point. Bend ends inward to form crescents, and place point side down on lightly greased baking sheets. Cover, and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Brush rolls with beaten egg, and bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

BRAZIL NUT CRESCENTS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add juice from pineapple and stir. Chill until slightly thickened, about 45 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and beat until frothy. Fold in remaining ingredients and pour into a 9-by-5-in Into bowl, sift together the flour and powdered sugar. Add nuts. In another, large bowl, cream the butter. Add dry ingredients and knead dough on a lightly floured board until well blended. Chill dough at least 4 hours. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Form dough into a roll two inches thick and cut it crosswise into ½-inch slices. Shape slices into crescents, and place them on a buttered baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes, or until done. Crescents should not brown. Dust cooled crescents with powdered sugar. Notes: The butter should be softened before creaming. Unlike most other cookie recipes, this one needs salted butter in order to bring out the flavor of the nuts. ch mold. Chill until set, about 3 hours. To serve: Run a knife around the edge of the mold, then invert on a serving platter.

NUT CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Cream first 3 ingredients and water.
• Stir in flour and nuts; mix well.
• Shape into crescents.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cool on a rack; roll in powdered sugar.

PINE NUT CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Butter and lightly flour heavy large baking sheet. Finely grind almonds in processor. Add sugar, powdered sugar, flour and salt; process until well blended. Add egg whites; process until smooth dough forms (dough will be very sticky).
• Spread pine nuts on floured surface. Using floured hands, form dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in pine nuts, pressing slightly to adhere. Form balls into crescents. Transfer to prepared baking sheet, spacing 1 inch apart. Let cookies stand at room temperature at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours before baking.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake cookies until golden brown, about 18 minutes. Transfer cookies to rack and cool completely. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Store in airtight container.)

BRAZIL NUT CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Combine and sift the flour and sugar.
• Add the almonds.
• Cream the butter and add the dry ingredients.
• knead the dough until it's mixed.
• make a 2 inch roll. make 1/2 inch slices. make crescent shapes.
• bake on a buttered sheet for 10 minutes at 325.