CHRISTMAS IN HAWAII / Dla odmiany Święta na Hawajach

The second half of December is a great date for the trip to Hawaii, so you see how attractive could be spending Christmas and New Year's Eve for a change in a tropical paradise...

Druga połowa grudnia jest świetnym terminem na podróż na Hawaje, dlatego warto zobaczyć jak atrakcyjne może być spędzanie świąt i Sylwestra dla odmiany w tropikalnym raju...

If you want to see a surfer flower varieties Santa or become him, listen to Christmas carols on the ukulele, taste new Christmas coconut cookies and form sand snowman, Fly to Hawaii for the next holiday!!!


Jeśli chcecie dla odmiany zobaczyć surfującego kwiatowego Świętego Mikołaja, lub nim zostać, wysłuchać kolęd na ukulele, posmakować nowych świątecznych kokosowych ciasteczek i ulepić piaskowego bałwana, lećcie na Hawaje na następne święta!!!

"Mele Kalikimaka!" in hawaiian means "Merry Christmas!"

"Mele Kalikimaka!" to po hawajsku "Wesołych Świąt!"


Listen to Christmas carols "Mele Kalikimaka" by Bing Crosby by yourselves:

Posłuchajcie sami kolędy "Mele Kalikimaka" w wykonaniu Binga Crosby'ego:

In 1820, the first missionaries arrived in Hawaii, so that there began to celebrate Christmas. This tradition persisted until today.

W 1820 r. na Hawaje przybyli pierwsi misjonarze, dzięki którym zaczęto tam obchodzić Święta Bożego Narodzenia. Tradycja ta utrzymała się aż do dziś. 

For the volunteers I would like to present a unique recipe for delicious Hawaiian coconut cookies from the cookbook "Sunset Dessert Cookbook" from the 70s :


Dla chętnych prezentuję unikalny przepis z książki kucharskiej "Sunset Dessert Cookbook" z lat 70. na przepyszne hawajskie kokosowe ciasteczka:

Hawaiian Coconut Shortbread Cookies

Total time: 1 hrs 05 mins

Preparation time: 45 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened (8 ounces)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour (measured after sifting)
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup powdered sugar, Sifted (or more as needed, for coating after baking)

Directions: 

1. Cream the butter until smooth. Add granulated sugar and vanilla, creaming again until smooth and slightly fluffy.
2. Sift flour and then measure the 2 cups of flour. Add salt to flour and sift again. 
3. Gradually add to the creamed butter mixture until you have added all the flour and mixture is smooth. Mix the coconut into the cookie dough. 
4. Shape into a one and half (1.5) inch diameter roll and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until it the dough is firm, about 2-4 hours, or for several days until ready to use. May be frozen for later baking.
5. Using a sharp knife, cut 1/4 inch slices from the cookie dough roll and place on a very lightly greased cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart. 
6. Bake at 300 degrees for about 20 minutes, until a light golden brown at edges, but not browned entirely across the top. 
7. Cool cookies on sheet just until they are set, easy to remove and have cooled slightly, usually about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove cookies with a spatula and place on the 1 cup of powdered sugar that you have sifted onto a piece of wax paper or similar surface. Cover cookies with powdered sugar on all sides by sifting more sugar over them or "rolling" them in the sugar. After they have cooled and the powdered sugar has "set", you can coat them with more powdered sugar if you would like. Cool completely and then store in an airtight container, for however long you can keep them from being eaten! 
8. Try these the first time following the recipe as given. The next time, you can play around with adding other ingredients to tweak these to your exact tastes. Some ideas, toasting some of the coconut before adding to the dough, adding finely chopped macadamia nuts, ginger, cardamom or any citrus zest. Key lime zest and macadamias is a great combo, truly a cookie that takes you to tropical islands without the frequent flier miles.

 

Nutritional Facts for Hawaiian Coconut Shortbread Cookies:

Serving Size: 1 (23 g)

Servings Per Recipe: 36

Amount Per Serving / % Daily Value

          Calories  115.0

 Calories from Fat  63                                                                54%

Total Fat                7.0 g          /              10%

Saturated Fat         4.8 g          /              24%

Cholesterol           13.5 mg       /                4%
 

Sodium                66.1 mg       /                2%
 

Total Carbohydrate 12.4 g         /                4%
 

Dietary Fiber           0.4 g         /                1%
 

Sugars                    6.9 g         /              27%
 

Protein                   0.9 g         /                1%

Greets for all the ladies who decide to try to prepare these delicious exotic Hawaiian cookies to the delight of their loved ones! ;)

 Pozdrawiam wszystkie panie, które zdecydują się spróbować przyrządzić te pyszne egzotyczne hawajskie ciasteczka ku radości swoich ukochanych! ;)

Once again, I recommend to those who don't like Christmas shopping, obsessive cleaning-up and excessive preparations spending next Christmas for a change in a relaxed, summer and truly stress-free atmosphere of Hawaii ...

It's really worth it!

Jeszcze raz polecam tym, którzy nie lubią świątecznych zakupów, porządków 

i przesadnych przygotowań spędzenie następnych świąt dla odmiany w luźnej, iście wakacyjnej i bezstresowej atmosferze Hawajów...

Naprawdę warto!!!

Surfing Santa is waiting for you!!!

  

Surfing Santa już czeka!!!