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Farm Kitchen:  Holiday Gingerbread Bowl with Cookies  |
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
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 Posted - Jun 05 2006 : 2:56:48 PM
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I finally got around to making this edible gingerbread bowl with cookies this past Christmas. Thought you would like to see it. It was fun and if you like I can get you the recipe!
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2006 : 3:47:42 PM
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It looks like I would have to get started on this in september to have it done by Christmas, but it sure looks good, and very nicely presented. Do you sleep like maybe two hours a night? your posts are wearing me out, and I consider myself a very busy person. But you just keep going I enjoy your presentations.
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Jun 05 2006 : 5:50:01 PM
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LOL - I sleep - my husband works night shift and trash hunts after that so I keep kinda late hours. I have so much to do I practically need a secretary - today I am clearing a path in my office so I can get productive. I am trying to reorganize my bookshelf too - that is a project in itself. LOL, the goat came out of his cage last night and horned me right smack in the center of my chest, his buds have not fallen off yet - almost thought I wouldn't be here today - I worked less when I worked away from home hehehe
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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Cindy Texas
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cynthia
Mena
Arkansas
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2006 : 5:58:28 PM
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Very cute, I would love the recipe. I decorated my whole kitchen in gingerbread men last Christmas and it was so cute. I love reading your posts.
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2006 : 6:26:12 PM
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Kathy- I used to make gingerbread bowls for my son's school at Christmastime. Everyone loved them. Yours is adorable with all of the greenery trimming it out. I haven't made one in years.
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2006 : 8:24:33 PM
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I'd love the recipe for this too. I'm wanting to make most of the gifts for family and friends this year and this looks like something really fun to do together with my kids.
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LisaBee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Sparta
TN
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2006 : 9:46:22 PM
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I'd like the recipe, too, please. I like Cindy's idea about decorating the whole kitchen in gingerbread. When I decorate the tearoom this holiday season, I would like to put a little Christmas tree in there decorated with gingerbread men and women. I thought the gingerbread bowls would make a nice serving dish. Can they be made in individual sizes, do you think?
"There is no teacup too large, nor book too long."
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Jun 07 2006 : 11:10:46 AM
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Kathy,
Me too, please. I would love the recipe for the holidays. Always like to make something no one else has done and have it be special. thank you.
Debbie
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2006 : 5:27:05 PM
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Here it is copied from the site I got it from. Marcia Adams made this on a TV Christmas special one time and I waited years before I tried it, but it was well worth it - it makes for delicious gingerbread.
INGREDIENTS
· 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
· 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
· 1/2 cup granulated sugar
· 1/3 cup light molasses
· 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
· 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
· 3 large eggs
· 8 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
· 1 tablespoon baking soda
· 1 teaspoon salt
· 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1 teaspoon ground cloves
· 1 teaspoon ground ginger
· 1 teaspoon orange extract
· 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
· 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Tools/Equipment
· mixer
· 2 large bowls
· whisk
· plastic wrap
· 1 1/2-quart ovenproof glass bowl
· aluminum foil
· vegetable cooking spray
· miniature star-shaped cookie cutter
· baking sheet
Yield: 4 bowls or 1 bowl and 6 dozen small cookies
Prep Time: 3 hours
Day Fifteen Activity ~ Christmas Gingerbread Bowls
The Christmas season is almost over; the Feast of Our Lord's Baptism brings the season to a close. Here's a project to keep those smells of the season alive in our memory, and in our house. The Gingerbread bowls are easy to make, no matching of walls, no royal icing to use as glue, no extra candies or cookies to find to decorate. But once made, they are an attractive addition to your table or kitchen, and can stay around even after the Christmas decorations are put away.
While working on the bowls, serve up some mulled cider.
Fill these attractive bowls with assorted Christmas cookies; they make charming gifts. A narrow red grosgrain ribbon could be threaded star to star in the border, tied with a bow, and decorated with a bit of greens.
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large mixer bowl, cream the butter and sugars until fluffy, about 1 minute. With the mixer running, add the molasses, corn syrup, vanilla, and eggs, one at a time, beating until the mixture is well combined. In another large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients with a whisk.
2. Add the flour mixture gradually to the creamed mixture (the dough will be very stiff and you may have to use your hands to get all the flour worked in). Divide the dough into quarters and wrap each in plastic wrap. Chill overnight.
3. Cover the outside of a 1 1/2 quart ovenproof glass bowl with a lipped edge with aluminum foil, bringing the foil over the edges to the inside. Make sure the foil is on very smoothly. Spray the entire bowl with vegetable cooking spray and set aside.
4. On a floured surface, roll one-fourth of the dough into a circle 1/4 inch thick. Immediately life the dough and press it onto the outside of the bowl, molding it firmly to the shape of the bowl without stretching it. Trim the dough around the edge of the bowl with a sharp knife, then, using a small star-shaped cutter, cut out stars around the lipped edge of the bowl about 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart and about 1 1/2 inches up from the bottom of the inverted bowl. Refrigerate the bowl for 1 hour; the firms up the dough and prevents slippage during baking.
5. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Place the inverted bowl on an ungreased baking sheet and bake 20 to 30 minutes, or until lightly browned and firm to the touch. Allow the gingerbread to cool on the bowl. When cool, carefully loosen the foil and lift the foil and gingerbread shell off the bowl. Peel away the foil and discard; store the shell, uncovered, in a dry place away from the humidity of the kitchen.
6. Use the remaining dough to make 3 more bowls, or cut with decorative Christmas cutters into cookies. Bake the cookies on a lightly greased baking sheet for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are lightly browned.
Recipe Source: Christmas in the Heartland by Marcia Adams
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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Cindy Texas
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
Cynthia
Mena
Arkansas
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2006 : 5:43:48 PM
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Thank you so much for the recipe. I am going to print it right now.
Cindy |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jun 09 2006 : 2:02:40 PM
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thank you very much for this.
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 7:25:49 PM
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Gals with this recipe you should get a few bowls from it - best to make on a cold day when the kitchen is not humid and be sure to chill dough like recipe says - I made a few that day and you will have some flaws on them, but that is half the fun of making them - I think I was eating gingerbread for a few months - and when the bowls got stale, I fed them to the horses, they love gingerbread cookies  Look up cookbooks by Marcia Adams - she had a great holiday show on TV many years ago and it was so full of Christmas spirit - her books are very nice with lots of great photographs and recipes to inspire you!
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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