Tag Archives: golden raisins

No-bake rum-raisin balls, or beginning Lent well

Posted on 14 February 2013 by pattiblaine

Sharon Tyler Herbst credits a friend in Christchurch with this recipe. She describes them as “freighted with raisins and coconut” rather than the cookie crumbs used in American rum balls. And they are. Rum, oatmeal, coconut, raisins, cocoa, powdered sugar, … Continue reading →

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Iziumnye sukhariki

Posted on 13 January 2013 by pattiblaine

My scrawled notes in The Joy of Cookies tell me that I baked these Russian raisin rusks on the third of January. I have apparently been too busy to write about them, however, until now. And the only reason I’m … Continue reading →

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Papassinos

Posted on 27 October 2012 by pattiblaine

The recipe for these delicious little squares comes from Sardinia according to Sharon Tyler Herbst, who calls them Sardinian raisin-almond squares. Papassinos, which I think is based in part on the italian word for raisin (uva passa), begin with golden … Continue reading →

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Fruited cornmeal cookies

Posted on 8 September 2012 by pattiblaine

With apologies for the very bad photo, I give you Gialletti, or fruited cornmeal cookies. Instead of reading apocalyptic literature in the Bible this morning, which I really need to get done before next weekend’s class, I have been trying … Continue reading →

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