Subj : St. Martin 03 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Mon Apr 12 2021 16:55:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: St. Martin's Day "Weckmann" Categories: Breads Yield: 4 Servings 1 c Milk 1/3 c Sweet butter 3 tb Shortening 1 c Sugar 3 tb Real vanilla extract 1 Grated lemon peel 1/4 oz Pkt rapid yeast 3 tb Warm water 4 lg Whole eggs 6 2/3 c Flour 1 lg Egg +=BEATEN WITH=+ 2 tb Water; for glazing Mix yeast with warm water and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Place flour in a large bowl, make a well in the middle of the flour and pour yeast mixture into the well, cover and let rise for 20 minutes. Combine milk, butter, shortening, and sugar in a saucepan and heat gently then set aside to cool. Mix 4 eggs with vanilla extract and lemon peel and beat until smooth. Add to milk mixture once cooled down. Add milk mixture to flour and mix all the ingredients together. Knead into a ball, dust with flour and let rise for 45 minutes Roll dough and divide into 10 pieces to form into gingerbread men shaped Weckmänner. Place the Weckmänner on a large baking sheet covered with baking or wax paper, making sure to leave enough room between each shape. Let rise for a further 20 to 45 minutes. Beat 1 eggs and mix with water Brush Weckmänner with egg/water mixture, decorate with raisins and dried cranberries for the eyes and buttons. Bake @ 325ºF/165ºC for 10-15 minutes. NOTE: A traditional Weckmann in Germany would have a clay pipe in his mouth. RECIPE FROM: https://germanfoods.org Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Antonym, n.: The opposite of the word you're trying to think of. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12) .