Half Moons Iii Recipes

CHICKEN HALF MOONS

Steps:

• Lightly grease a large skillet and cook chicken until no longer pink; remove and reserve.
• In a food processor, add onion to puree, then add cheese to puree. Add chicken and puree a final time.
• In a large bowl, add flour and make a well in the center. Add eggs and mix well; add water and adjust with flour and water as needed. Dough should be elastic, but not sticky.
• In a small bowl, beat 1 egg and add one tablespoon of water. On a floured surface, roll out dough until it is 1/4 inch thick or almost paper thin. Cut out 2 inch circles and brush with egg and water mixture. Place 1 teaspoon of stuffing in the middle of the circle and fold over. Seal the half moon by crimping the edge.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add half moons and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until al dente; drain and serve.

HALF MOONS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix the butter with the nuts and sugar until well combined. Add the flour and the vanilla and mix.
• Rolling about a tablespoon of dough in your hand, form a half moon or crescent shape.
• Bake cookies on ungreased cookie sheets at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheets and roll in white sugar.

THE ORIGINAL HEMSTROUGHT BAKERY HALF-MOON COOKIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°.
• 2. Sift together flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl and set aside.
• 3. Put sugar, butter, cocoa and salt in bowl of mixer and beat on medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat. Add half the milk, then half the flour mixture, beating after each addition until smooth; repeat with remaining milk and flour mixture.
• 4. Spoon or pipe batter onto parchment-lined baking sheets, making 3'' rounds 2'' apart. Bake until cookies are set, about 12 minutes. Allow to cool, then remove from parchment.
• 5. Frosting - Chocolate: Melt chocolates and butter in the top of a double boiler over simmering water over medium heat. Add confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, salt and 6 tbsp. boiling water - mix to a smooth, stiff paste with a rubber spatula. Thin icing with up to 8 tbsp. more boiling water. Icing should fall from a spoon in thick ribbons. Keep warm in a double boiler over low heat.
• 6. Frosting - Vanilla: Put sugar, butter, shortening, milk, vanilla and salt in a bowl. Beat on low speed to mix, then increase to medium and beat until light and fluffy.
• 7. Using a metal spatula, spread about 1 tbsp. of warm fudge icing on half of the flat side of each cookie. Spread the other half of each cookie with 1 heaping tbsp. vanilla icing.

AMISH HALF MOON PIES OR PREACHING PIES

Steps:

• Cook the dried apples in a saucepan with water and the salt.
• When apples are soft and pulpy, add the sugar, orange and cinnamon.
• Simmer until water is cooked away.
• Roll pastry out and cut in 8 inch circles.
• Place generous portions of the mixture on half of the pastry rounds; fold the pastry over and pinch the edges tightly together.
• Bake in 450 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake about 35 to 40 minutes longer or until golden brown.