Ginger Lassies Food

SPICY GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Whisk brown sugar, shortening, butter, molasses, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl until glossy; fold in flour until dough is just-combined.
• Pour coarse sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll dough into 48 balls. Roll balls in sugar and place 2-inches apart on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops of the cookies crack, about 9 minutes.

CHEWY GINGER MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until well combined, about 3 minutes. Add the molasses and egg and beat until lighter in color, about 3 minutes. Add the flour mixture and mix on low until well blended.
• Using a tablespoon, form the dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar. Place each ball 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until golden and crackled, 12 to 15 minutes; the cookies will still be a little soft. Baking these in 3 batches one sheet at a time gets you the nice, crackly top. The second sheet of cookies can stay on the counter until ready to bake. Form the remaining dough, roll the balls in sugar and place on the now cooled first baking sheet. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, and then remove to a rack to cool completely.

GINGER LASSI

Steps:

• Put yogurt in a bowl. Beat lightly with a whisk until light and creamy.
• Hold the ginger over the yogurt and squeeze out all of its liquid.
• Discard the ginger pulp in your hands.
• Add the salt and cumin seeds to the yogurt and mix well.
• Slowly pour in about 1/2 cup of water, mixing as you go.
• Add ice and mix again.
• Taste for balance of flavor.
• Pour into serving glass.

GINGER MANGO LASSI

Steps:

• To remove the flesh of the mango, cut the flesh away from the pit in 2 large pieces. Use a paring knife to cut through the flesh (but not through the peel) in a crisscross grid pattern. Use your thumbs to press against the skin side and pop the mango cubes up. Cut across the bottom, along the peel and add the cubes to the blender.
• Peel ginger. Grate ginger finely into bowl. Use fingers to squeeze juice out of gratings. Discard juiced gratings.
• Put ginger and remaining ingredients in the blender and blend until thick and smooth.
• If you don't have a blender you can still make the drink: Just whisk everything but the ice together in a mixing bowl. Fill glasses with ice and pour the mixture on top.

MANGO LASSI ICE POPS

Steps:

• Put the mango, condensed milk, ginger, cardamom and lime zest and juice in a blender and puree until smooth. Distribute the mixture among the paper cups, add the ice-pop sticks and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours.