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2 1/2 dozen
suggest servings
| 1 | cup | lard | |
| 1 | tablespoon | star anise | |
| 3/4 | cup | sugar | |
| 2 1/2 | cups | flour, all-purpose | |
| 2 | large | eggs | |
| 1/2 | teaspoon | salt |
Cream together lard and sugar till light and fluffy; beat in eggs and anise seeds.
Stir together flour and salt; stir into creamed mixture.
Wrap dough in waxed paper; chill several hours.
Using a slightly rounded teaspoonful of dough, roll with hands on lightly floured surface to a 4x1/4 inch rope.
Place on ungreased baking sheet, crossing ends to form a handwritten latter (or, shape dough in two rolls 8 inches long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter; chill. Slice 1/4 inch thick; place on ungreased baking sheet.).
Bake at 375 degrees till edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
Cool on racks.
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 55.0g | 84% |
| Saturated Fat 21.0g | 105% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 154mg | 51% |
| Sodium 332mg | 14% |
| Total Carbohydrate 98.0g | 33% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.0g | 9% |
| Sugars 38.0g | |
| Protein 11.0g | 23% |
| Vitamin A | 3% | Vitamin C | 1% | |
| Calcium | 4% | Iron | 26% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Once a year when I was a boy, my parents and I would visit my paternal grandparents at their farm in Virginia. Tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains in...
very easy and very yummy - better if you use finely chopped coconut like used in the UK and Austrialia
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