Native American Pueblo Feast Day Cookies Recipe 45

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350º F.
• 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 pinon nuts.
• 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.
• Makes 2 dozen two inch cookies.

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.