Texas Chocolate Frosting Recipe :

1/2 cup margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation:

* Melt margarine over a low heat. Gradually beat in cocoa, sugar, milk and vanilla, mix well.

Chocolate Covered Potato Chips Recipe:

Preparation:

* Place about 3/4 of the chocolate into a heat safe bowl, and place over the top of a pan of simmering water. If you have a double boiler, use that. Heat, stirring occasionally until the chocolate has melted, then continue to heat the chocolate to 110 degrees F (43 degrees C), stirring occasionally. You may use a meat thermometer if your candy thermometer does not go that low.
* As soon as the melted chocolate reaches temperature, remove it from the heat, and stir in the remaining chopped chocolate until melted. Continue stirring until the chocolate has cooled to 90 degrees F (32 degrees C). Touching a dab of chocolate to your lip will feel cool.
* Use tongs to dip potato chips one at a time into the chocolate. Place on waxed paper starting at the point farthest from you and working your way in so as not to drip on your finished chips. Cool until set. You may refrigerate if you like.

½ cup rice

4 cups milk

8 tbsp sugar

6 cardamoms

½ tsp saffron

¼ cup pistachios

pistachios to decorate

Method:

*  Soak pistachios in the water for at least 3 hours.

*  Rinse the rice under water and place into the pan.

*  Add the half of the milk and stir. Cover and cook for 15-20 min until soft.

*  Then add saffron, cardamoms, sugar and remaining milk. Simmer gently for about 10 minutes or until the rice is quite thick in consistency. If the rice pudding is to thick, add a little extra milk or water.

*  Decorate with whole pistachios. Serve hot or cold.

1¼ cup sugar

3 cups water

4 drops rose water

7 tbsp powdered milk

3 tsp self-raising flour

1 tsp semolina (Sooji)

3 tsp butter

8 cardamoms

pinch of saffron

milk to mix

oil for deep frying

Method:

* Put the sugar and water in a heavy base or nonstick pan and heat to dissolve the sugar. Increase the heat and boil for 2-3 minutes to make a syrup. Mix in the rose water and set aside.
* Put powdered milk, flour, semolina, butter, ground cardamom, and saffron in a bowl. Mix well with a little milk to make a soft dough.
* Divide into 18-22 equal portions, and roll each portion into a ball.
* Heat the oil and gently deep fry the balls until golden brown.
* Remove with slotted spoon and put into the syrup.
* Bring the syrup to a boil, then remove from the heat.
* Transfer the balls to a large shallow serving dish.

COCONUT BURFI:

300 g grated coconut

100 g  full cream milk powder

½ cup milk

few drops red color

Method:

* Heat the condensed milk, coconut powder, milk and milk powder in a thick-bottomed kadai.
* Once heated cook on slow flame till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
* Divide the mixture into two equal portions.
* Spread one portion evenly on a greased plate.
* To the other portion add the red color and mix well.
* Spread it over the white layer and allow it to cool.
* Cut into squares and serve.

Ingredients:

Sift together:
2 1/2 c flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream together:
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar

Stir in:

1 well beaten egg
2 tablespoons Pet Milk
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation:
Chill overnight before using. Roll-out dough and cut with a heart cookie cutter.
Each cookie needs a top and bottom. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
When cool, assemble cookies. Place a teaspoon of jelly on the bottom of a cookie, then cover with another cookie.
(The tops of the cookies should be facing outward on both top and bottom.)
Sprinkle with 4X Confectioner’s Sugar.