What? Most people don’t talk about bugs on Christmas Eve??
I have been busy baking so I haven’t had time to blog. I have decided to try my hand at strufoli. I never made them before. They were always my parents’ thing. (Thus, the strufoli story a few days ago.) No, Janet, I am not putting poppy seeds in them, mostly because I didn’t have any and there’s no way I’m setting foot into a store today.
So there I was, kneading the dough & wrapping it all up in plastic because it’s supposed to sit for 20 minutes. Then I pick up the silicone mat I was using to knead it on. I swear to you, tiny specks of dough jumped off it and hit me in the face. Jumped, I tell you. Didn’t roll, didn’t fall off but literally leaped off that damn mat like some many lords on the 10th day of Christmas. If I didn’t know better, I’d have thought they were bugs all flying at my face at once.
If the strufoli come out decent, I may be back to post a photo. If they flop or if I’m too busy to get back -
Everyone have a wonderful Christmas!
It turns out, they didn’t come out all that bad:
Looks really good. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and are surrounded by lots of people to eat all of those goodies you have been working on.
I want to move closer to you. You are always baking delicious sounding/looking treats, and you aren’t shy about trying things out. I’m more than willing to be your guinea pig and taste them for you!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!