Green apple licoriceWinco Foods bins ore Fred Mayer
Apricot- Pineapple Preserves Jam
Instructions
How to make Baskets:
In an electric mixer bowl add room temperature butter, sugar and beat it on high for 5 minutes.
Add room temperature eggs and beat for 2 more minutes.
Sift flour and baking soda into a separate bowl.
Add flour to mixture.
Using mixer's dough hook attachment, mix in the flour for 5 minutes or until all combined, scraping sides of mixer bowl from time to time. If you don't have this kind of mixer, you can mix it by hand.
Transfer the dough onto a cutting board and knead it into a ball.
Portion out 1 inch round balls.
Creating the Basket Directions:
Use basket forms. You can purchase these forms at Bed Bath and Beyond or on Amazon.
Place one ball into the basket form.
Press on the dough ball in the middle of the form.
Work the dough to the sides tightly so you don't create air pockets.
Press on the sides firmly to the form with your index finger to make a perfectly smooth edge.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Place them on a large pizza baking form.
Bake them in a preheated oven at 350 F for 18-20 minutes (it deepens on the oven) or until golden brown. Remove them from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes before taking them out of the form.
Turn the form upside down towards your hand and shake the basket out carefully onto your hand. Be careful not to drop the basket or the edges will break off.
How to make the Jello for the cream:
Add ½ cup of boiled water to a cup.
Add 3 oz. Mango Jello-O. You can use any flavor you like to coordinate it with jam filling. I like the peach flavor the most with Apricot-Pineapple.
Stir until gelatin dissolves. Set aside and let the jello cool to barely warm, but watch for it not to set, since its a small portion of it.
How to Make the Cream:
In a medium bowl add cool whip, powdered sugar, and lemon drops.
Mix it for 2 minutes.
Add cooled jello.
Mix it well until jello combines with a cream.
Decorating the Baskets:
Place 1 tsp. of Jam/Preserves on the bottom of the basket.
Use 2 D Wilton tip attachment.
Place the tip in the middle of the jam and pipe out the cream with a circled motion to make a rose shape.
Spray little of any color you choose in the middle of the rose. I had purple. :)
Sprinkle with decorating white pearl bits.
Make Leaves from Green Apple Licorice:
Cut the licorice candy to 1 inch in length. Then cut it in half to make a leave shape.
Insert the leaves on the side of the roses. One per basket is sufficient.
Enjoy savoring it or for decorations (until they disappear), these beautiful bucket Basket of Roses.