Native American Feast Day Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350ºF. In a mixing bowl, cream 2/3 cup of sugar and lard. Add egg and blend thoroughly. Stir in the flour, baking powder, vanilla, and anise seed, blending thoroughly. Gradually add milk until a stiff dough is formed. Mix in the piñon nuts or substitute. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured board to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch cookies with a cookie cutter. Sprinkle the tops with mixture of the remaining sugar and cinnamon. Bake the cookies on a well greased baking sheet for about 15 minutes or until golden. Cool on a rack.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan and saute onions in it over medium heat until soft.
• Add garlic, juniper berries, coriander seed and bay leaf and saute for 2 to 3 minutes longer.
• Add tomatoes, water,vinegar, honey, ground and crushed chile and salt.
• Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Add chocolate and simmer, uncovered, for 20 to 30 minutes, until fairly thick.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
• Place roast fat side up in a roasting pan and baste generously with the sauce.
• Roast for about 3 hours, basting occasionally with sauce and pan drippings.
• Let roast sit for 10 minutes in a warm place before carving.
• Slice and spoon additional sauce over each portion.