Jubilees Recipes

JUBILEES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla, and mix well. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to mixture. Stir until well blended. Refrigerate dough until firm.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in crushed corn flakes. Place on cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart. Indent the center of each ball with your thumb and fill with jam or jelly.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm.

CHOCOLATE JUBILEES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, oats, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Transfer to a larger bowl if necessary. Stir in chocolate chips, cherries and almonds if desired. , Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until the edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CLASSIC CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a wide saucepan. Stir in the water and orange juice; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking until thickened. Stir in the cherries and orange zest, return to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. While the cherries are cooking, spoon the ice cream into serving bowls.
• Remove the cherries from the heat, and stir in the cherry extract. Pour in the brandy, and ignite with a long lighter. Gently shake the pan until the blue flame has extinguished itself. Spoon the cherries over the bowls of ice cream.

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add sugar and cherries; stir to combine. Cook until cherries are tender and sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat. Add kirsch, and carefully ignite. Cook until flame is extinguished. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.