Maries Blarney Stones Food

BLARNEY STONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Place 2 eggs in a 1-cup measuring cup and fill to top with milk (about 1/2 c, varies based on eggs).
• Mix for 5 minutes with dry ingredients - I do this by hand the way she always did, so I'm not sure whether or not using a mixer would be good.
• Spread evenly in a greased 9 x 13" pan for 12-15 minutes, and bake until cookies are puffy, golden brown, and cooked through.
• Meanwhile, prepare a powdered sugar icing by combining 1 c powdered sugar with a small quantity of milk (start with just a tablespoon or so). Mix well. Add milk as needed to reach your desired consistency (a bit like a glaze).
• Finely crush the peanuts.
• When cookies are done, let cool for a few minutes before cutting into squares. Coat in icing, then roll in nuts. Let dry on wax paper.

GRANDMA MOTTLE'S BLARNEY STONES

Steps:

• Pour confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly, until mixture has a thin frosting consistency; whisk in vanilla extract.
• Place chopped peanuts in a bowl. Line a flat surface or a plate with waxed paper.
• Dip 1 pound cake cube in frosting and roll cube in peanuts; place on wax paper to dry. Repeat with remaining pound cake pieces.

BLARNEY STONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a 13x9" baking pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with nonstick spray.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a separate large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract until fluffy.
• Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture, mixing just to combine. Add the milk and melted butter, mixing to incorporate.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cake to cool completely.
• Once the cake is cooled, lift from the pan and cut into squares of your desired size. Place squares onto a cooling rack.
• Prepare frosting by whisking together confectioner's sugar, 2/3 cup milk, vanilla, and salt until smooth. It should be a pourable consistency. If not, add the extra tablespoon of milk to thin its consistency.
• Pour the frosting over the cake squares, covering each exposed side with frosting.
• Place the chopped peanuts in a shallow dish. Before the frosting on the cake squares sets completely, roll the squares in the chopped peanuts, coating well.
• Allow the squares to set completely on the cooling rack before serving.

MARIE'S BLARNEY STONES

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugars, vanilla and pudding mix.
• Add eggs and food coloring.
• Mix in flour and baking soda.
• Add butterscotch chips and chopped pecans.
• Chill for several hours.
• Roll into walnut-sized balls and place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes at 350 degrees.
• (cooking time includes chill time).

BLARNEY STONES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla until thick and lemon colored, about 4 minutes.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; add to egg mixture.
• Beat on low speed just until combined.
• Add the milk and butter; mix well.
• Pour into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Cut into squares.
• Cover and freeze overnight.
• For a frosting, in a mixing bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla, and salt; beat until smooth.
• Frost the top and sides of frozen cake squares.
• Roll in peanuts.
• Place on wire racks to dry.

BLARNEY STONES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form; gradually fold in sugar.
• Combine water and extract; add alternately with flour mixture to cream mixture, gently folding ingredients together each after addition and just until combined.
• Fold in egg whites.
• Spread into a greased and waxed paper lined 13x 9 inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until cake tests done and is very lightly browned.
• Cool on rack for 10 mins, then remove from pan and cool completely.
• With fork, break cake into 1-1/4" pieces; set aside.
• For ICING, mix sugar, cream, salt and sherry until smooth. If icing is too thin, add additional sugar, if it's too thick stir in more cream.
• To Frost.
• Spear each cake cube with a fork, hold over bowl of icing and spoon icing over cake, coating all sides. Excess icing will drip back into bowl.
• Dip frosted cubes into chopped peanuts. Place on a wire rack to set.

BLARNEY STONES

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla until thick and lemon-colored, about 4 minutes. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to egg mixture. Beat on low speed just until combined. Beat in milk and butter.
• 2. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Cover and freeze overnight.
• 3. For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and salt until smooth. Frost the top and sides of frozen cake squares; roll in peanuts. Place on wire racks to set. Yield: 2 dozen.

BLARNEY STONES

Steps:

• 1. Grind peanuts with a meat grinder or food chopper (The one from Pampered Chef works very well). Set peanuts aside in a shallow dish.
• 2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• 3. Beat eggs and sugar until thick. Gradually add hot water and flour mixture alternately to mix.
• 4. Pour into greased jelly roll pan.
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool.
• 6. While cake is baking, prepare very thin powdered sugar icing.
• 7. Cut cooled cake into approximately 1 1/2" X 2" rectangular squares.
• 8. Now comes the FUN! This is a little less messy if you have two people.
• 9. You have a shallow dish of icing, a shallow dish of crushed peanuts and the cut bars of cake. Roll the cake in the thin icing and then in the crushed peanuts.
• 10. Dry on racks or waxed paper. These bars do not keep particularly well. They should be enjoyed and shared with friends on the holiday.
• 11. HINT: I find that lining the jelly roll pan with parchment paper instead of greasing works well.

BLARNEY STONES DESSERT

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In a bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form; gradually fold in sugar. Combine water and extract; add alternately with flour mixture to cream mixture, gently folding ingredients together after each addition just until combined. Fold in egg whites. Spread into a greased and waxed paper-lined 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done and is very lightly browned. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely. With fork, break cake into 1-1/4-to 1-1/2-in. pieces; set aside. For icing, mix sugar, half-and-half cream, salt and sherry until smooth. If icing is too thin, add additional sugar; if it's too thick, stir in more half-and-half cream. To frost, spear each cake cube with a fork; hold over bowl of icing and spoon icing over cake, coating all sides. Excess icing will drip back into bowl. Dip frosted cake cubes into peanuts; place on wire rack.