{"id":1090,"date":"2010-12-14T14:46:35","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T14:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2010-12-14T14:48:58","modified_gmt":"2010-12-14T14:48:58","slug":"mailanderli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/?p=1090","title":{"rendered":"Mail\u00e4nderli"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/114.jpg\" ><span style=\"color: #000000; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1091\" title=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/114.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/114-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the recipe for the Mail\u00e4nderli biscuits that I made at the weekend. These are one of the simplest and most loved of Swiss Weihnachtsguetzli &#8211; everybody makes them and they are really great to do with children. They don&#8217;t have a strong taste, but are extremely moreish, so watch out!<\/p>\n<p>The recipe comes from Betty Bossi who is the Delia Smith or Julia Child of Swiss cooking. Amazingly though, dear old Betty never existed and was just a marketing device from many, many moons ago. I doubt there are any Swiss households that don&#8217;t have one or two Betty Bossi ringbound cookery books on their shelves though &#8211; a couple of new books come out every year and I can vouch that the recipes are well tested and always work!<\/p>\n<p>250g butter<\/p>\n<p>225g sugar<\/p>\n<p>a pinch of salt<\/p>\n<p>3 eggs<\/p>\n<p>a little finely grated lemon rind (if possible from an organic untreated lemon)<\/p>\n<p>500g flour<\/p>\n<p>1 egg yolk<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cream the butter and sugar together<\/li>\n<li>Add the eggs and mix well until the mixture lightens in colour a little<\/li>\n<li>Add the lemon peel<\/li>\n<li>Mix in the flour until a dough is formed<\/li>\n<li>Cover and put in the fridge for about 2 hours<\/li>\n<li>Roll out the dough &#8211; my recipe says to 5mm thickness, but I make it a little thicker<\/li>\n<li>Cut out shapes to your heart&#8217;s delight! (Up to 80 pieces depending on the size)<\/li>\n<li>Place the shapes on silicon or baking paper on a baking tray<\/li>\n<li>Leave in a cool place for 15 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Paint over the beaten egg yolk<\/li>\n<li>Cook for about 10 minutes at 200 degrees C (400 degrees F)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>I confess that I am a little lax about some of the leaving to cool and don&#8217;t stick strictly to the timings &#8211; and mine have always turned out just fine!<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the recipe for the Mail\u00e4nderli biscuits that I made at the weekend. These are one of the simplest and most loved of Swiss Weihnachtsguetzli &#8211; everybody makes them and they are really great to do with children. They don&#8217;t have a strong taste, but are extremely moreish, so watch out! 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