Fleur De Lis Quebec Recipes

HONEY FLEUR DE LYS

Steps:

• Cream together the butter and sugar, then add the honey. Sift together the dry ingredients and stir in until the dough is smooth. Heat the oven to 350ºF/180ºC.
• Roll the dough out about ¼-inch/½-cm thick and cut out shapes with your favourite cookie-cutter. Place on a baking sheet and bake until crisp and browned, about 12 minutes. Cool on racks and store in an airtight container.

ROYAL ICING AND FLEURS-DE-LIS FOR ALMOND BROWNIE COFFINS

Steps:

• With an electric mixer on low speed, beat confectioners? sugar, meringue powder, and water until fluffy but dense, 7 to 8 minutes. Use immediately, or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate up to 1 week; before using, stir with a flexible spatula until smooth.
• Make the fleurs-de-lis: Tape 12 templates to a flat surface, cover with waxed paper, and tape paper to surface. Fill a pastry bag fitted with the smallest plain round tip with royal icing. Pipe icing into center of fleur-de-lis template. Using a toothpick, pull icing to edges of template. Let dry until completely hardened. Remove from waxed paper before using; use within 1 day. Reserve remaining royal icing for another use.