Name: Wafers and Jelly
Yield: Yield: Approximately 15 Wafers, or 12 Servings when Assembled into 3 Layered Stacks.
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Crystallized flowers and candied angelica for garnish (optional); Whipped cream; 3 egg yolks; 1½ cups superfine sugar; Fruit jelly or jam; ½ cup water or rosewater; 2¾ cups all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Preparation info

Yield: Approximately 15 Wafers, or
12
Servings when Assembled into 3 Layered Stacks.

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Christmas Cook

By William Woys Weaver

Published 1990

About

This recipe makes a delicate wafer reminiscent of old-fashioned ice cream cones. Served with fruit jellies or jam, the stack of wafers made an appealing and highly decorative sideboard dish for Christmas and New Years buffets, as shown

Ingredients

3 egg yolks
1½ cups superfine sugar
6 tablespoons unsalt

Method

Cream the eggs and sugar. Add the melted butter and beat until smooth. Gradually sift in the flour, a little at a time, alternating with 2 tablespoons of water or rosewater. This will form a soft dough.

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