2021
DECEMBER
BIZCOCHITOS (35 cookies)
Bizcochitos are delicious cookies that also have beautiful star shapes. They are dipped in a cinnamon and sugar mixture and are very tasty.
Serve during the Christmas holidays, at parties or for coffee / tea.
Ingredients
1¼ dl sugar
225 g butter
¾ tsp lightly crushed anise seeds
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp water, rum or rosé wine
1 egg
7 dl flour
1½ tsp baking powder
For dipping
1 tsp cinnamon
½ dl sugar
Oven temperature
200 C
Instructions
1. Whisk sugar and butter fluffy.
2. Add anise, salt, liquid and eggs.
3. Sift in flour and baking powder and stir gently to smooth dough.
4. Roll out the dough on a floured baking sheet into 1 centimetre thick.
5. Take out stars with an oiled cookie cutter, about 6 cm.
6. Mix cinnamon and sugar.
7. Dip the cookies into the mixture.
8. Place the cookies on a plate covered with baking paper.
9. Bake for about 12 minutes.
10. Let cool on a wire rack.
NOVEMBER
EASY HEALTHY CREAMY DILL-AVOCADO-CUCUMBER SOUP
A combination of avocado and yogurt gives this cold soup just the right amount of creaminess.
Ingredients
3 cups chopped seeded peeled cucumber
1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
1 cup plain yogurt
¼ cup chopped fresh dill
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground pepper, plus more for garnish
1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
4 tsp extra-virgin olive oil or grape oil
½ cup water or buttermilk (optional)
radishes for garnish
Method
1. Combine cucumber, avocado, yogurt, dill, lemon juice, garlic, buttermilk or water, salt and pepper in a blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Refrigerate the soup until chilled, if desired.
4. Serve the soup drizzled with oil and garnished with more pepper and radishes
5. We can even serve delicious buns, croissants or bread with the soup.