Mama S Finnish Wafers Food

MAMA'S FINNISH WAFERS

Steps:

• cream butter and sugar. add eggs, vanilla and flour. work until smooth. put mix in a cookie tube dispenser. squeeze out any shape you like onto greased cookie sheet. bake at 325 til golden brown.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL WAFERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225 degrees.
• Place unwrapped caramels and milk in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave, uncovered, on high for 3 minutes or until melted. Stir until smooth.
• Place vanilla wafers on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Spread caramel mixture over vanilla wafers.
• Top each wafer with a square of chocolate bar.
• Place in 225 degree oven for 1-2 minutes or until chocolate melts.
• Remove from oven and spread chocolate with an icing knife.
• Top with pecans if desired.

MAMA'S FINNISH COFFEE BREAD

Steps:

• dissolve yeast in warm -not too hot- water with a small amount of sugar to feed the yeast. in a large pot,heat milk and butter until boiling. remove from heat and cool until lukewarm. beat eggs and sugar together. add salt, cardamom, flour and yeast mixture. kmead well on a floured surface. cover and let rise til double. separate dough into halves and then separate each half into 3 loaves.(6 loaves total) separate each loaf into 3 sections. roll each section between your hands into long tubular shapes. braid the 3 sections together and tuck ends. put loaves on a greased cookie sheet. let rise double again. bake at 325 for 15 minutes. remove from oven. brush top of loaves with a beaten egg mixed with a little sugar. sprinkle sugar over egg glaze. return to oven for 15 minutes more.