Lemon Ginger Wafers Recipes

LEMON-GINGER WATER

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, filtered water, ginger, and honey in a blender; blend for 20 to 30 seconds.
• Strain the mixture evenly into 4 quart-sized mason jars or a 1-gallon pitcher. Top off with remaining water and stir. Place lids on jar or cover pitcher and store in the refrigerator.

WAFERS

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a bowl. Allow to stand for at least 3 hours. Butter some heated wafer irons (these are not waffle irons), by rubbing them with a small knob of butter wrapped in a piece of muslin. Pour 1 tablespoon of the batter on to the lower plate of the irons and close the upper plate tight. Cook the wafer on both sides for a few minutes over hot charcoal or over a low gas flame. When cooked, remove carefully from the irons.

LEMON-GINGER ZAPPER

Steps:

• Juice the lemons, then the ginger, following your juicer's specific settings for each. Stir in the cayenne, agave syrup and coconut water. Add the chia seeds if using and let soak for 5 minutes. Serve the juice immediately over ice, if desired.

LEMON, GINGER AND TURMERIC INFUSED WATER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large glass carafe or pitcher. Cover and refrigerate 12-24 hours.

LEMON, GINGER, AND CINNAMON FLAVORED WATER

Steps:

• Wash lemons and ginger. Slice lemons; peel and thinly slice ginger. Place lemon slices, ginger slices, and cinnamon sticks in a large pitcher; fill container with water. Store in refrigerator.

LEMON WAFERS

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine sugar and lemon zest. Process until zest is finely minced, about 1 minute. Stop the machine, and scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Add butter, and process until creamy, about 20 seconds. With processor running, add egg whites. Continue to process, adding flour (1 tablespoon at a time), salt, vanilla and lemon juice. Process until a thick batter is formed. Scrape into a small bowl, and stir to combine thoroughly.
• Place a rack in center of oven, and heat to 400 degrees. While oven is heating, let batter sit at room temperature, about 15 minutes. Butter and flour 2 cookie sheets.
• Drop rounded teaspoons of batter on prepared baking sheets, and bake for about 8 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Remove at once to a cooling rack.

LEMON WAFERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly grease cookie sheets,or line with parchment paper.
• Sift together flour and baking powder,set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs,vanilla,lemon extract and lemon zest.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets,3" apart.
• Sprinkle with yellow sugar crystals.
• Bake 8-10 minutes,or until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire racks.