Lady Lock Filling I Recipes

LADY LOCKS RECIPE

Steps:

• Sift together 3 1⁄2 cups flour, the baking powder and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Add the margarine, shortening and butter and cut in as for pie crust. Set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the egg yolks, evaporated milk, vanilla and yeast. Add to the flour mixture and mix well. Chill overnight.
• Heat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Working with small pieces of dough at a time, roll out on a board sprinkled with a mixture of 1⁄2 cup flour, 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar and the confectioners' sugar.
• Roll thinly, then cut into strips approximately 1⁄2-inch wide. Wrap on old-fashioned wooden clothespins that have been covered with foil and lightly greased, or use metal baking rods according to manufacturer's directions.
• Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Carefully remove the shells from the pins immediately. Let cool, then fill the shells with the filling, using a pastry bag.
• Combine the milk and flour. Cook over low heat until thick. Cool completely.
• Beat the flour mixture, using an electric mixer. Add the margarine, vegetable shortening, sugar, vanilla and salt. Beat at high speed until light and fluffy.

CLOTHES-PIN COOKIES.(LADY-LOCKS.)

Steps:

• Make FILLING 1st, put in fridge till cookies are baked.
• FILLING: Cook on low til thickened, milk, flour.
• Cool in fridge.
• Beat tog marg and crisco.
• Beat well.
• Add vanilla, and sugar.
• Beat well.
• Add the cooled flour mixture& beat, beat beat!
• DOUGH: Measure flour, add a pinch salt.
• Cut in 1 pound marg or butter (as for pie crust).
• Blend in sour ceam (I used plain no-fat yogurt).
• Refrigerate overnite or at least 6 hours.
• Cut dough into 4 pieces.
• Roll out thin, 1 piece at a time (keep rest in fridge til ready to roll).
• Cut rolled piece into 1"x 4" long pieces.
• Wrap loosely around pins, (see NOTE) making sure dough overlaps somewhat, so as to not have"holes" or"gaps".
• Bake 350 about 12-15 minutes or till very lite golden color.
• DO NOT BROWN.
• When cool use pastry bag to fill;NOTE: Some stores sel the box of metal-"pins" to use.
• I have 1 box but it's not enough, so, I use clothes pins also.

LADY LOCK FILLING II

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cook pudding mix and milk according to package directions. Remove from heat, cover and chill completely.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the shortening and sugar until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes. Gradually add the chilled pudding to the shortening mixture. Continue to whip until sugar is dissolved and you can not feel it with your tongue when you taste the filling.
• Use a pastry bag to fill the lady locks. Freeze or serve immediately.

LADY LOCKS

Steps:

• Lady Locks:
• Mix ingredients together like pie dough (knead slightly). Divide into four parts, Set into refrigerator for at least two hours. Roll out dough (one piece at a time), and cut into 3 inch strips.
• Place on foiled dowel rods not too tightly. BAKE @ 375 15 to 20 minutes.
• Filling:
• In a small saucepan put the 8 tablespoons flour, and add milk a little at a time so it doesn't lump cook on medium heat until thick. Let mixture cool.
• Cream the shortening, powered sugar, Kraft creamy marshmallow filling, and vanilla. Add to cold milk @ flour mixture and beat until creamy.
• Fill cold Lady Locks with filling. Serve.

LADY LOCK FILLING I

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine the milk and flour, stir until blended. Cook over low heat until thick. Let cool.
• Beat the sugar and the shortening until no sugar crystals remain. Add the cooled milk mixture, slowly beating until fluffy. Add vanilla extract to taste.