2 1/4 c Unbleached white flour 2/3 c Powdered sugar 8 oz Pecans (chopped) 8 oz Margarine (melted) 1 tb Oil (for baking sheets) 2/3 c Powdered sugar (for Coating cookies) Recipe by: Chachie's New Orleans Cooking Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, place flour, 2/3 cup powdered sugar, and pecans. Mix thoroughly. Add margarine and mix thoroughly with hands. Lightly oil 2 large baking sheets. In amounts of 1-1/2 tablespoons, mold dough into cocoon or oval shapes by hand. Place cookies on baking sheets. Bake in a 350 oven for 30 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Do not overcook. When cookies are done, cool completely. Pour remaining 2/3 cup powdered sugar into a plastic bag. Drop 5 to 6 cookies at a time into the bag and toss. When cookies are completely covered with sugar, place on platter and serve. Yields 4 dozen. -----
How To make Cocoons's Videos
Cutting open a silk cocoon.
No commentary here, its just me cutting open a silkworm cocoon to show how tough it is (I have to use alot more force then I expected) and to see what it looks like inside (it contains the remains of the silkworm).
This silk cocoon can be bought from the normal school suppliers here in the UK.
Use silkworm cocoons to make all natural silk goat milk soap
These are some of the easiest cookies. Nutty shortbread rolled in icing sugar. Use ground almond instead of chopped pecan if you're making these for picky eaters who prefer smooth to crunchy when it comes to nuts. Walnuts, hazelnuts, or macadamia nuts also taste great! Recipe details:
Ingredients: 1 stick butter, softened 1/4 cup powdered sugar, plus more for rolling 1/2 cup toasted pecan (or walnut/hazelnut; or 1/4 cup ground almond) 1/4 tsp vanilla powder (or extract or paste) 1 cup flour
Bake at 350F for 12~15min, until bottom is lightly darkened
Come join us while we dye silk cocoons! -Paradise Fibers
Handmade soap with silk cocoons and rose clay
Recipe Super Fat 5% Lye Concentration 35% Olive oil 35% Shea butter 20% Coconut butter 28% Cocoa butter 7% Castor oil 6% Grapeseed oil 4% Fragrance oil: Lemonflower ( 3% of oil weight) 4 tsp of rose clay disolved in 4tsp distilled water (uce 1 tsp per cup of soap) 14 silk cocoons per 1 kgr of oils Use soapcalculators to calculate your recipe Multiply the volume of your mold by 0.7 to calculate the total weight of oils needed
This unique additive makes handmade soap super silky & smooth????
In this soap making video I show you how to use a unique additive that makes handmade soap feel extra smooth, silky and luxurious. Thank you for watching❣️
Learn to formulate your own soap recipes here:
Recipe:
120 g shea butter 168 g coconut oil 42 g cocoa butter 210 g olive oil 36 g castor oil 24 g grapeseed oil
167 g distilled water 12 g citric acid (do not omit if using this recipe) 90.3 g sodium hydroxide
8 silk cocoons
1 tsp ultramarine pink A splash of distilled water
10 ml fragrance oil (I used relaxing embrace by gracefruit)
Cure the soap for 4-6 weeks before using it on your skin.
○ Citric acid information
When citric acid and sodium hydroxide lye (NaOH) are combined, sodium citrate is created. Sodium citrate works as a chelator in soap.
A chelator traps metal ions such as calcium and magnesium that can be found in tap water.
These metal contaminants can cause rancidity and soap scum in handmade soap.
A chelator binds to these metals so that they can’t bind to the soap molecules. This way the soap won’t react with them and the soap's lather improves + shelf life increases.
Citric acid does not lower the pH of soap. Instead it consumes some of the lye and increases the superfat. Add 6 g extra lye for every 10 g of citric acid added to a soap recipe if you want to keep the superfat % at the same level.
How much citric acid should be added to soap?
Usage rate in bar soap is 1-2% of the oil weight.
How to use citric acid
Add citric acid to the distilled water and dissolve completely before adding the lye, or make a separate solution of citric acid and distilled water and add to the oils.
Soap making equipment*
○ Safety glasses - ○ Gloves - ○ Braun multiquick stick blender (black colored version) - ○ Infrared thermometer - ○ Digital scale - ○ High precision scale - ○ Spatulas - ○ Glass bowl - ○ Funnel pitchers for easy pouring - ○ Stainless steel pitcher - ○ Silicone molds: ○ Single cavity mold - ○ Silicone loaf mold - ○ Small wooden soap mold with silicone lining - ○ Cafe de savon wire cutter - ○ Guide - ○ Swiss star stainless steel vegetable peeler for beveling soaps - ○ Mini mixer -
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