Maple Nut Wafers
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cookbook_challengeThis recipe comes from the 1915 cookbook, Candy-Making at Home by Mary Mason Wright www.gutenberg.org/files/43370/43370-h/43370-h.htm#Page_172 This is one that I've wanted to try for quite a while, but none of my local stores have powdered maple sugar. I ordered some online, but it's a but pricey. Next time I visit relatives in an area that produces local maple syrup and maple sugar I'll see if I can get some a little cheaper.
Maple Nut Wafers
Cream together one cupful of maple sugar and one-half cupful of butter, add two eggs, the whites and yolks beaten separately. Sift and add two thirds cupful of flour and one-half cupful of chopped nut meats. Sift in the flour one teaspoonful of baking-powder. The batter should be of the right consistency to spread thinly over a buttered pan; if too stiff add a little milk. Sprinkle over the top with coarse chopped nuts. Bake rather slowly and cut into squares before removing from the oven.
The method was a bit unusual, like spreading a thin layer of cake batter over parchment paper, but it worked out well. I almost made the mistake of taking it out of the oven too early, so be sure to wait until rises and then falls a bit and browns nicely.
Maple Nut Wafers
Cream together one cupful of maple sugar and one-half cupful of butter, add two eggs, the whites and yolks beaten separately. Sift and add two thirds cupful of flour and one-half cupful of chopped nut meats. Sift in the flour one teaspoonful of baking-powder. The batter should be of the right consistency to spread thinly over a buttered pan; if too stiff add a little milk. Sprinkle over the top with coarse chopped nuts. Bake rather slowly and cut into squares before removing from the oven.The method was a bit unusual, like spreading a thin layer of cake batter over parchment paper, but it worked out well. I almost made the mistake of taking it out of the oven too early, so be sure to wait until rises and then falls a bit and browns nicely.
