Scotch Cookies Food

THE BISTRO'S SCOTCH COOKIES

Steps:

• In bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream the butter at medium speed until it is light in color and very soft and smooth, about 3-4 minutes. Reduce the speed and gradually add the icing sugar, continuing to beat the mixture until blended and smooth, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula if required. Beat in the vanilla and almond flavoring, if using.
• Sift the flour and cornstarch together. With mixer set on low speed, add the dry ingredients and mix until all are incorporated, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as required. Mixture will be soft. Divide dough in half and form each half into a disc shape. Wrap discs separately in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for about 15-20 minutes, or just until dough becomes firm enough to roll out.
• Position oven rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 300°F. Line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper.
• Remove dough from refrigerator and, on very lightly floured surface, roll each disc of dough evenly to approximately ¼" thick. With lightly floured cookie cutter of choice about 1¾" - 2" in diameter, cut out shapes and transfer cookies to prepared baking sheet. Gather and re-roll scraps of dough until all dough has been used up and cut out into shapes, being careful not to overwork dough. Place cookies about 1½" apart on the prepared baking sheet(s). Bake 22-24 minutes, or until cookies are just set. Cookies will be very light colored. Note that baking times will need to be adjusted if other sized cookie cutters are used.
• Remove cookies from oven and leave on baking sheet for about 3-4 minutes before, using a flat cookie lifter, transferring them to wire rack to cool completely.
• Cookies may be left plain or a small dab of icing may be piped on to center of each cookie and then, if desired, topped with a small bit of well-drained maraschino cherry, dragée or quinns of choice.

SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Knead dough until smooth, about 6-10 times. Pat dough into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Pierce with a fork. , Bake until lightly browned, 25-30 minutes. Cut into squares while warm. Cool on a wire rack.

SCOTCH SHORTBREAD (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Beat butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Mix in flour.
• Wrap dough and chill for about 1 hour, or until firm enough to roll out.
• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Roll dough out on lightly floured board.
• Cut out cookies.
• Place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned at edges.

DIJON SCOTCH EGGS

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Carefully lower 8 of the eggs into the boiling water one-by-one with a spoon and cook for 6 minutes. Prepare a bowl of ice water, then transfer the eggs to the bowl to stop the cooking process; let sit for at least 5 minutes. Carefully peel the eggs and set aside.
• Meanwhile, fill a large Dutch oven or heavy pot halfway with canola oil and heat over medium-high heat to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the sausage, 1/4 cup of the mustard and half the parsley in a medium bowl and mix well. Divide the sausage mixture into 8 even balls. Flatten each ball into an oval in your hand, put a peeled egg in the middle of each and wrap the sausage mixture around to completely cover.
• Put the flour in a shallow dish. Crack the remaining egg into another shallow dish, add the remaining 1/4 cup mustard and beat with a fork until well combined. Put the breadcrumbs in a third shallow dish. Dip the sausage-covered eggs first in the flour, then in the egg mixture, then in the breadcrumbs to coat.
• Carefully lower the coated eggs one-by-one into the hot oil with a slotted spoon (the oil temperature will drop to around 300 degrees F). Cook, adjusting the heat as needed to remain around 300 degrees F and turning the eggs to ensure even cooking, until golden brown all over and the sausage is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer the eggs to a paper-towel-lined plate. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and the remaining parsley and gently roll the eggs a few times to coat. Cut each egg in half lengthwise and serve immediately with extra mustard.

OATMEAL SCOTCHIE COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease cake shaped pan.
• Using an electric mixer, cream butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla together. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Scoop into pan. Bake for approximately 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on baking sheet or cooling rack.

SCOTCH EGGS

Steps:

• Mix together pork, fennel seed, sage, salt, and pepper. Divide into 8 equal portions. Form a patty in your hand with the first portion. Flatten patty, place egg inside, and keep rolling egg and meat in the palms of your hands, until a thin layer of meat coats the eggs. Repeat this procedure until all the eggs are coated with pork mixture. Chill 20 minutes.
• Dredge chilled, coated eggs first in bread crumbs, then in eggs and bread crumbs again. Chill 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat oil in a large stockpot or saucepan to deep fry temperature (350 degrees F). Fry eggs, 2 or 3 at a time, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Transfer to a roasting pan and bake 10 minutes. To serve, arrange a bed of Watercress Salad on each serving plate. Slice eggs in half and place 4 halves on top of each salad. Garnish with tomato slices and dollops of Horseradish and Mustard and Mayonnaise for dipping. Serve while eggs are warm.
• Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Tear watercress into bite sized pieces and toss with dressing. Reserve in refrigerator.
• Blend ingredients together and refrigerate until ready to use.

SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Place butter in mixer and beat with paddle until soft and light. Beat in sugar in a stream and continue beating 5 to 10 minutes until the mixture is very light and whitened. Stir in the flour by hand until it absorbed, no more or the dough will toughen.
• Scrape the dough onto a floured surface and flour the dough with pinches of flour. Press the dough out with your hands, then roll over once or twice very gently with a rolling pin until the dough is about 1/2-inch thick. Cut the dough with floured cutters and transfer the cut pieces to a paper lined pan.
• Bake the shortbread for about 15 minutes until it is very lightly colored. Cool the shortbread on a rack.
• To use a shortbread mold to shape, press the mold into the floured dough and cut around it. Transfer the cut and molded dough to a paper lined pan and chill about 1 hour until firm. Bake as above.

SCOTCH NEGRONI

Steps:

• Combine 1 ounce each scotch, Aperol and amontillado sherry in a shaker with ice and stir until cold, about 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass filled with a large ice cube. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

SCOTCH OAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Dissolve soda in boilig water and add to mixture.
• Roll out on floured pastry sheet.
• Cut into 2 inch rounds.
• Bake 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

SCOTCH TEAS ( SCOTTISH)

Steps:

• Combine butter or margarine and sugar in a sauce pot.
• Cook and stir until butter melts.
• Add in the remaining ingredients, mix well.
• Pour into a greased 9x7-inch brownie pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes.
• Cool, and then cut into squares.

SCOTCH SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Mix flour, butter, and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl using your hands until dough is well combined. Press dough into an ungreased 11 1/2x 7 1/2-inch pan or jelly roll pan. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Cut shortbread into squares in the pan while still warm. Cool completely before removing squares from pan.

SCOTCH & SODA

Steps:

• Add a few ice cubes to a tumbler or highball glass, depending on preference. Add the whisky and stir to chill the glass. Top up with soda water, depending on how strong you like it. Stir briefly, add a lemon slice if you like.

SCOTCH MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Combine oats and rasins,sift flour mixture over top.
• Combine remaning ingredients in bowl.
• Pour over dry ingredients,mix well.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls 2-3 inches apart onto greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 for 8-12 minutes.

SCOTCH OATMEAL

Steps:

• Combine Oats and Milk in a covered container and soak in fridge overnight.
• Bring oats and milk to a boil over medium high heat.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and add salt.
• Just before oatmeal reaches your desired consistency, stir in brown sugar, vanilla extract and cinnamon.
• Remove from heat and pour into bowl and add more cinnamon and sugar, if necessary.