All Entries in the "Christmas Recipes" Category
Caramel Pretzel Bars
MAKES 32 LARGE BARS INGREDIENTS FOR THE SHORTBREAD: 1¼ cup all-purpose flour ¼ tsp. salt ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened ⅓ cup brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract FOR THE CARAMEL TOPPING: ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter 1¼ cups light brown sugar ¼ cup honey ¼ cup maple syrup ½ tsp. [...]
Scones
Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen 1/2 cup raisins (or dried currants) 1/2 cup sour cream 1 large egg Directions Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, mix [...]
Pecan and Pistachio Chocolate Chip Fingers
Ingredients: ¾ cup unsalted butter (1½ sticks), softened at room temperature 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup almond paste 1 egg yolk 1 2/3 cups flour 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips ½ cup natural pistachios (or pecans), finely chopped Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a mixer or large bowl, combine ¾ cup room temperature [...]
Cranberry Pear Tart or Gratin
Cranberry Pear Filling 3 cups fresh cranberries ( about 1 package) 3/4 cup sugar 2 McIntosh apples, peeled,halved and cored 3-4 firm pears, peeled and cored, cut into 1/2-inch dice and tossed with 1 teaspoon lemon juice (using 4 pears will give a little more “tooth” to the filing) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 [...]
Beton Cocktail
MAKES ONE DRINK INGREDIENTS 2 oz. Becherovka Lemon wedge Tonic water INSTRUCTIONS Fill a Collins glass with ice, pour Becherovka over ice, squeeze in lemon wedge, and top off with tonic.
Filled Chocolate Cupcakes – The recipes – revised January 2011
Makes 42 mini-cupcakes or 12 regular cupcakes 2-1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped 1 tablespoon oil 1 cup minus 1-1/2 TB (122 grams) bread flour, measured by fluffing, scooping and levelling* 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 3/4 teaspoons baking soda 1/8 teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons (2.5 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons and at room temperature 1/4 cup light brown sugar [...]
Vanilla-Scented Quince and Pear Pie
INGREDIENTS FOR THE CRUST 1 tsp salt 3 cups plus 2 tbsp. flour, (either all-purpose or half pastry and half all-purpose flour) 1 cup plus 5 tbsp. butter FOR THE FILLING Zest of 1 lemon, in large strips 1 star anise pod 1 stick canela or ½ stick cinnamon 1 vanilla bean, seeds and husks [...]
Peppermint Caramels Recipe
INGREDIENTS 4 oz. hard peppermint candies 1¼ cups heavy cream 1 cup superfine sugar 6 tbsp. golden syrup or dark corn syrup 3 tbsp. honey 7 tbsp. unsalted butter INSTRUCTIONS 1. Put peppermint candies into a plastic bag and crush them coarsely with the flat side of a meat mallet. Using a large sieve, sift [...]
Christmas Gingerbread Cookies
6 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 tablespoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup shortening, melted and cooled slightly 1 cup molasses 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup water 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions Sift together the flour, baking [...]
Christmas Sugar Cookies
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups butter, softened 2 cups white sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Directions In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill [...]
Di Palo’s Spaghetti and Meatballs
INGREDIENTS ¼ cup olive oil 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 tbsp. dried parsley 1 tbsp. dried basil 2 28-oz. cans whole peeled tomatoes in juice, crushed Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste ¼ cup sugar 10 oz. ground pork 5 oz. ground beef chuck 5 oz. ground veal ⅓ cup shredded [...]
Chicken Vesuvio
INGREDIENTS 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces 2 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters 4 long green onions, chopped 8 button mushrooms, sliced 8 cloves of garlic, crushed 3 Tbls of extra virgin olive oil 1 cup of baby sweet peas 3/4 cups of white wine 3/4 cups of chicken broth 1 Tbls [...]
Christmas Tree Ice-cream Recipe
Ingredients Vanilla Ice Cream 2 L Milk 1.2 L Cream 36 egg yolks 800 g Sugar 6 Vanilla Beans beans removed 2 Mars bars roughly chopped 2 Toblerone bars roughly chopped 1 christmas tree mould 1 Bring milk to boil 2 Whisk yolks and sugar together 3 Pour boiling milk over yolks and sugar 4 [...]
Turkey Soup Recipe
METHOD Making Stock 1 Remove all the usable turkey meat from the turkey carcass to save for making sandwiches later or for adding to the soup. 2 Break up the leftover bones of the carcass a bit, so they don’t take up as much room in the pot. Put the leftover bones and skin into [...]
Dutch Letters
Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, chilled 1/3 cup ice water 8 ounces almond paste 1 egg 1/4 cup white sugar 2 tablespoons milk 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration Directions In a medium bowl, stir together flour and salt. Cut in chilled butter until the texture of the mix [...]
