Hertzoggie Cookies Recipes

HERTZOGGIES (COOKIES!)

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, superfine (caster) sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Rub the butter lightly into the flour with fingertips until like crumbs.
• Beat egg yolks lightly with the water, and add.
• Mix until a soft, manageable dough forms. Add a tiny bit more water if the dough is too firm.
• Knead this dough well, cover, and set aside.
• Heat oven to 180 deg C/350 deg F.
• Grease the hollows of patty pan tins, or spray with nonstick spray. (I'm talking about the shallow hollows -- not deep ones like for muffins).
• Roll the dough out thinly on a floured surface.
• Press out circles large enough to form adequate pastry crusts for the patty hollows.
• Line the patty hollows with the pastry.
• Put a small blob of jam in each crust -- about 3/4 teaspoon.
• Whip the egg whites until quite stiff.
• Slowly add the sugar and whisk well after each addition.
• Stir in the dessicated coconut.
• Put spoonsful of this filling in the patty hollows over the jam blobs. Try to do this neatly as it affects the final shape of the cookie.
• Bake the cookies 20 - 25 minutes in centre of oven.
• Cool slightly in the pans, then lift out and cool on wire racks.
• About 30 cookies.

HERTZOGGIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and grease a patty pan tray.
• In a mixing bowl sift the flour, salt and baking powder together and rub in the butter with your fingers.
• Add the sugar, egg yolks and water and knead to form a soft dough.
• Roll the dough out to half a cm thickness and cut with a 7 cm small cookie cutter.
• Press the dough into the tray and fill with jam.
• Whisk the egg whites to stiff peak stage and add the coconut and sugar.
• Add a tablespoon of the coconut meringue to cover the jam.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until the hertzoggies are golden.

HERTZOG COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Cream margarine/butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one by one and beat thorougly after each addition. Add dry ingredients and mix to form a soft dough. Add a little flour if dough is too moist, or a little water if dough is too dry. If you use large or jumbo sized eggs, this is normally not a problem.
• 2. Roll dough out thinly and press out circles. Line the base of greased patty pan tins with dough circles. Spoon a teaspoonful of apricot jam into the middle of each circle of dough.
• 3. Beat egg whites until soft peak stage. Add the sugar gradually, while still beating. Add coconut and spoon egg mixture onto apricot jam filling. Bake in a preheated oven at 180C (350F) for 20 - 25 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool. Makes about 60 - 72 Hertzoggies.
• 4. Tip: To prevent the apricot jam from "leaking" during the baking process, add a teaspoon or two of flour to it. Festive Touch: Cut red or green glacé cherries into small pieces and add to coconut mixture.