Laura Secord Balls Recipes

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATES (LAURA SECORD TYPE)

Steps:

• The above ingredients are approximate quantities only, use to your taste and discretion. For every cup of icing sugar you use, mix in approximately 1 teaspoon of softened butter or margarine. Then slowly mix in enough of the evaporated milk to make the mixture of a consistency such that you can form a ball with it. (Mixing with the hands is the easiest way). Next seperate the mixture into as many parts (3 or 4) as you want different flavored chocolates. Then slowly knead in the desired flavoring and food color you want in each different part. Now mold the resultant mixture into the desired shapes and sizes you want your chocolates to be. Now melt in a double boiler (or microwave) two parts semi-sweet chocolate to one part parawax. Remove from heat. Immediately, using a tooth pick, pick up each shape created above and dip it into the chocolate mixture to coat them. Then put them on a piece of wax paper until the chocolate coating is set. As the chocolate mixture cools and thickens, reheat it and continue. If you run out of chocolate mixture, simply add more chocolate and parawax in the proportions listed above. Suggested flavors and colors: - Maple flavor with no coloring - Mint flavor with green coloring - Lemon flavor with yellow coloring - Orange flavor with orange coloring - Almond Flavoring with red coloring (small amount to create pink)

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES (BY LAURA SECORD )

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
• In a large mixing bowl sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, white sugar, and maple extract.
• Beat in brown sugar and peanut butter and continue to beat until smooth (about 2 minutes).
• Add in egg and beat for another 1-2 minutes.
• Reduce the speed and add in the dry ingredients in 3 additions, mixing well until a stiff dough forms.
• Shape the dough into small balls and place 2-inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Press down with a fork to flatted.
• Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

MOM'S LAURA SECORD CHOCOLATES RECIPE - (1/5)

Steps:

• Beat eggs for 15 minutes. Do not melt butter but mix in before adding all of the sugar. Mixture may be divided into as many sections mixed with flavors as desired (eg peppermint, vanilla, maple, etc). Roll into small balls by hand. Melt chocolate, wax & bar in dble boiler. Dip candy mixture in chocolate & set aside on waxed paper. If desired, roll in coconut, nuts, etc before placing on wax paper. Freezes well