Recipes

An assortment of recipes created by us and collected from other Wiccans.

Crescent Cakes (Our recipe) You can make these for any sabbats or even esbats if you like! You'll need: 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter/margerine wateva 2 teaspoons of honey (or more depends) 1 1/4 cup of flour "splash" of milk* Add everything into a bowl & knead together *use milk to make it stick together so it isnt dry but slightly sticky. Cook until skewer comes out clean (usually wen its golden brown)

Samhain Cakes Makes about 3 dozen, dough must be chilled several hours to overnight. 1/2 c veg. oil 4 sq unsweetened chocolate (4 oz) melted 2 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 2 cups pastry flour (not hard, sifted or cake flour) 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup confectioner's sugar Mix oil, chocolate, and granulated sugar. Blend in one egg at a time until well mixed. Add vanilla. Measure flour by dipping method or by sifting. Stir flour, baking powder, and salt into oil mixture. Chill several hours to overnight. Heat oven to 350 deg F [175 deg C]. Roll about a tablespoon of dough into a ball (yes, it's messy). Drop balls into confectioner's sugar & roll around until coated. Place about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 min. They will be a little soft but should not be mushy. Edges should be firm. Don't overbake---these burn easily. Obviously, these are not the low-fat weight-watcher recipes. These are the Grandma recipes, and Grandma cooks with real butter. Enjoy!

Five Breeze Hot Chocolate (Amy) You'll need: 1 teaspoon Nestle* Milo 3 teaspoons Nestle* alpine hot chocolate (or any hot chocolate powder) 2 teaspoons Gippsland* rich & natural double cream 2 squares of Dove* chocolate 1 teaspoon Nestle* Nutella (can be replaced with any chocolate spread) Boiling hot water Farmer's Union milk *If you don't have these brands where you come from don't worry, just use your own favourites Add the hot water in your mug/cup (how ever much you want, but enough to dissolve the ingrediants) then add the Nutella/chocolate spread and stir until dissolved. Add the hot chocolate powder and stir until dissolved. Add the chocolate and try to get it to melt. Don't ask me how, I didn't add chocolate, I just thought it would taste good. Add your milk to the amount of your preferance And finally add the cream, but don't stir it, just let it float on top. If it's anything like my cream with the consistency of mousse, it'll float on top and turn to droplets. Don't worry, it adds mucho flavour. I know it looks complex for one hot chocolate, but I made it when I was sick and home from school so I was just using whatever was in the kitchen...

Beltane Oat Cakes 1 1/2 cups oat flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup brown sugar (to make them sweeter use up to one full cup) 3/4 cup butter (unsalted) 1 egg 1 cup mashed ripe fruit (banana, peaches, something soft) 1 3/4 cup rolled oats Spices: nutmeg, cinnamon is a good combo or cardamom is nice by itself (approx. 1/4 tsp) 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) Mix flour, baking powder, and brown sugar together, make sure to smash any lumps. Cut butter into mixture with a pastry blender (or make do with a fork) add egg and fruit, and nuts. Drop rounded tablespoon of dough onto greased cookie sheet (about 2-3 in apart). Bake at 350 deg F [175 deg C] for 15 min or until cookies look "dry".

Calming Tea This tea helped make me relaxed and calm enough to be able to sleep. It's lightly sweet, so you may not need to add any honey, but if you want to, go for it. The herbs suggested are as follows: 4 clusters (or 2 Tbsp.) of hops 1 tsp. of lavender, rosemary, thyme, mugwort and sage 1 Tbsp. chamomile and wintergreen 1 pinch of valerian root (be careful to avoid getting a whiff of it!) Take a teaspoon of the mixture and pour 1 cup of hot water. Wait for three minutes and then strain. Drink it after it cools a little. This mixture should make about 8 or 9 cups. Store the unused portion in a tight sealed container for later use.