Merry Christmas! đČ Or if itâs not Christmas when youâre reading this, hope youâre having a nice day. đ The final component of my holiday assortment this year was 17-67: Coconut Crescents, and since they turned out somewhat nicely (unlike some of the other components), I thought it best to end this holiday baking burst on a high note.
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I included these in my assortment to vary some texture (not all cookies) and to make at least one that used a yeast dough. These can be really versatileâjust swap coconut for something else like a strawberry filling or sprinkle something like brown sugar on top.
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The suggestion at the bottom about adding orange or lemon peel is a good oneâI saw it too late to include the extra orange zest I had left over from making 17-43: Orange Date Quick Bread. It would have added even more flavor to it which would have been niceâthey were somewhat tame in flavor on the inside.
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Ingredients. Lactose free milk is what we have in the house, and I used my yeast packets instead of the big jar from the bulk bin because I didnât feel like measuring and I needed to use them up. Coconut is a bulk bin bag as well.
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Yeast in warmed-up milk. Looks…chunky.
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Egg being mixed into yeast/milk/butter mixture.
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Dough getting ready to rise in a covered bowl for an hour. I skipped picturing a few steps, but thereâs been so much mixing/pictures of mixing over the last few days, I think youâll get over it.
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Mixing the coconut, butter, & powdered sugar.
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After mixingâitâs essentially buttercream frosting with coconut mixed in.
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Doesnât make a tonâyou might want to make extra if youâre heavy-handed with it (or you canât stop eating it while baking).
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Nice ball of doughâbigger and softer than it was an hour ago.
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Chopped it into pieces (I did double batches of everything) with my pastry cutterâthese are nice to have if you do a lot of dough, especially breads.
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Rolled each piece out into what I have to say is a very nice circle. All of those sessions playing Cooking Mama on Wii really paid off.
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Missed perfect lines by that much.
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Stuffed and rolled and ready to goâmy sous chef/husband was doing the stuffing and rolling while I flattened and cut dough circles (hence the lack of pictures).
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Egg washed them and sprinkled some coconut on top.
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After coming outâone less minute might have prevented that excessive browning/singed coconut, but otherwise they turned out pretty well. The dough rose well and they were very flaky & puffy.
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Close up of oneâthey had a bit of a âholeâ in the middle where the filling would have been had it not for the most part melted inside. I donât know why they thought buttercream frosting would stay frosting after being in a hot oven.
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Hereâs this recipe, 17-67: Coconut Crescents along with the other recipes I made for my holiday gifts this year:
- 17-31: Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
- 17-37: Holiday Cookies
- 17-43: Orange Date Quick Bread
- 17-52: Apricot Macaroons
- 17-61: Vanilla Chip Cookies
These were pretty good, but Iâd swap out a different filling and theyâd be even better.
Hope you made (or plan to make) some great treats this year!
Grade: B+