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AFFA Events
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Non-AFFA Events
Thursday, June 24, 5:30-6:15pm
AFFA Grant Recipient, Esquina Tango, invites members of AFFA to an open house!
209 Pedernales, Austin 78702. (That's 2 blocks north of Cesar Chavez.)
AFFA gave Esquina Tango a $1,000 grant this year to kick-start its free summer dance program for youth.
Let's go see what the young people have been learning!
These are the same wonderful, high-spirited folks who entertained us and taught us tango at our membership party in February 2010!
They also have classes and dance nights for adults. Their home page: http://www.esquinatangoaustin.com/index.php/home
July 2 – 11, Travel to Chiapas:
San Cristobal, Palenque & Villahermosa with Wildwood Art Café. Click here for the itinerary and more information. 1-800-420-4207
or 1-512-327-9660
July Movie Night. Have a film to recommend or want to host AFFA in your home? Nice and easy: we provide the snacks. Please email: mcwheaton@austin.rr.com & put Movie Night on the subject line.
FOR THE VOYEURS AMONG US....
Check out the magical, creative space at Sheila Youngblood's Pozo Hondo Studios in Round Top. Featured in El Interior's Collector's Corner: elinterior.com
3rd Weekend of Each Month, 9 am - 3 pm
Genuine Joe Coffeehouse, 2001 W. Anderson Lane,. Handcrafts sold directly to the public by the local artisans
Cookies Kelly Leudecke made for Mi Casa event:
Mexican Wedding Cookies
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 pinch salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon + a little more Mexican vanilla or any good vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix flour, sugar, salt, and nuts together in a medium bowl. Stir in
vanilla.
Work the butter into the flour mixture (either with your hands,fork or
pastry cutter) until it becomes a ball.
You can make thicker cookies (about 24), divide ball into quarters and each
quarter into six balls or thinner ones (about 48) 12 balls from each
quarter. Just experiment on the size and thickness. They are good no
matter what size you choose.
Form the dough into flat circles on an ungreased cookie sheet. Since they
do not expand, you can put them fairly close together.
Bake about 20 to 30 minutes (depending on thickness) until they are lightly
Browned. After they have cooled on a rack, dust them heavily with
Confectioners' sugar.
Peruvian Alfajores (Peruvian national cookie)
1 can Eagle Brand Condensed Milk (unopened)*
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 1/2 sticks butter, softened
Before you begin making the cookies, place the unopened can of condensed
milk in a large pan, covered with water, and bring to a boil. Continue
boiling for 2 hours. Be sure to watch and add water as needed to keep the
can covered. Cool the can by running cold water over it. Set aside.
Mix flour, cornstarch and confectioners' sugar together in a medium bowl.
Work the butter into the flour mixture until it forms a ball softer than pie
crust. Roll out a small amount at a time between 2 pieces of plastic wrap.
Roll thin (1/8"). Cut with a small round cookie cutter or a liqueur glass.
Place close together on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or
until barely browned. Cool on a rack.
Spread underside with caramelized condensed milk and put together like a
sandwich. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
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*On the can it says not to boil the unopened can. This is a cautionary statement because some people would not pay attention and let the water boil out of the pan. Apparently, the can could explode. It is very important that everyone understand that there is no harm if the water level
remains surrounding the can. I have tried to boil the condensed milk in a double boiler, in the microwavable bowl and the consistency is just not right. That is one reason that I am just a little wary about passing on the recipe about the can of condensed milk. In Peru, the practice has been going on since they first canned sweetened condensed milk...go figure!!!! --Kelly |
