Rainbow Sprinklers
Rainbow Sprinklers might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 72. One serving contains 81 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have baking soda, butter, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Instructions
Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, stir sugar, butter, shortening and eggs with spoon until mixed. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls.
Roll balls in colored sugar until coated. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 2 inches apart.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until centers are almost set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel
Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Fess Parker Santa Barbara Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 9 dollars per bottle.
Fess Parker Santa Barbara Riesling
Floral notes and orange blossoms, commingle with scents of citrus, peach, honeysuckle and light apricot on the nose. On the palate you will find flavors of peach, apricot and citrus. These flavors combine to produce an off-dry, yet well-balanced Riesling.