As you know, there is a Catholic Christmas and an Orthodox Christmas, and at the same time it is difficult to find even two Catholic or Orthodox countries that would have absolutely identical Christmas dishes and Christmas menu. The Christmas table should not only saturate the family, but also symbolize abundance, the beginning of a new life. Traditional Christmas dishes in different countries are very diverse, in connection with the end of the fast, a variety of products are allowed. For example, from the end of November to January 7, the Orthodox Christmas fast lasts, the menu of the Christmas fast is a great way not only to be cleansed spiritually, but also physically. Eating during the Christmas fast excludes fatty animal food, fish can be eaten several times a week. But after the fast, the recipes for Christmas dishes are more diverse, there is meat, fish, and dairy products.
For the countries of Western Europe, Christmas baking recipes are especially characteristic of sweet dishes. At this time, houses and bazaars are really flooded with Christmas pastries. The recipe for Christmas baking is Christmas cookies, as well as Christmas gingerbread. Christmas cupcake and Christmas candy recipes are also very popular. There is even a special English Christmas cake in England. The recipe for Christmas cookies is simple, the main thing is a beautiful design. To please your loved ones and, especially, children, we offer you a recipe for Christmas gingerbread. You will need flour, sugar, soda, eggs, butter, cocoa, honey, spices. After mixing the ingredients and kneading the dough, it should be put in the refrigerator overnight so that it is infused and soaked with spices, in this case you will get especially fragrant Christmas gingerbread. The recipe for Christmas gingerbread will also require you to have a certain artistic taste, because it will be necessary to mold human figures, animals, or some geometric shapes from the dough. After that, the cookies are baked in the oven and decorated with icing. About the same way Christmas cookies are prepared. The recipe for a Christmas cake is very popular in England. It is prepared with dried fruits and nuts, soaked with some alcohol. For Orthodox Christians, Christmas sweets are primarily Christmas carols and Christmas pastries, for example, Christmas cake. The recipe that creates a holiday for children is lollipops in the form of cockerels. The ideal option for Christmas baking will be Christmas tea. It is made from black tea, ginger, cinnamon and orange peel.
Also in many European countries, a mandatory Christmas dish is a Christmas goose, a Christmas duck or a Christmas turkey. Christmas goose is prepared in Germany, Denmark, Greece etc. You will definitely not regret if a Christmas goose appears on your table. The Christmas goose recipe usually uses apples and prunes. Christmas turkey is a recipe that is typical for England and the USA. Meat dishes are often served with a Christmas salad, the recipe of which may differ in different countries.
It is believed that the strudel is the hallmark of the Austrian confectionery art. A real strudel is juicy, but not wet, with an appetizing crispy crust. At the same time, cooking strudel is not as difficult as it may seem at first glance.
The birthplace of strudel is Austria, where it gained popularity in the 19th century during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Germany and Italy bake tons of strudel daily… But few people think that strudel is related to Turkish baklava, and the reason for this was the Turkish raids on Eastern Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. In short, for me there is nothing better than a dank evening (and such evenings are only getting worse) than a plate with hot apple strudel and vanilla pudding! Which one of you is against it? The strudel dough has already been mentioned on the website, and my task is to show you how to properly prepare the most delicious filling for it.
Simple and unpretentious in the preparation of strudel. I tried it the way it is in Vienna, and I really fell into the soul. I asked for the recipe in the “Residents”, and voila – I cook this strudel every weekend. My family loves this dessert very much. Now I’m sharing this recipe with you.
I’m talking about the lack of time during the holidays again. After the unsweetened “snails”, I suggest baking a quick strudel. Instead of crackers, which are usually added to the filling, I used crumbly couscous.
Traditional German dessert. The easy-to-prepare dough covers an amazing cherry and blueberry filling. Juicy, fragrant roll. Despite the fact that there are a lot of fillings, the roll turns out to be quite strong. When slicing, it does not crumble and does not flow. Tasty.
Strudel with greens is a very spring pastry, fragrant and delicious! Thin, airy dough, great for tea, if you don’t want sweet, a very useful option. And you can take them with you as a snack to nature, to the first spring picnic!
The recipe, I’m sure, is not new, but it is delicious enough to be repeated. Great for a New Year’s table. Be sure to try to cook this strudel – you will like it.
This filling interested me a few years ago. She flashed in some culinary magazine, just before Easter, in a product made of yeast dough. And today, finally, having found only one recipe on the German website, I decided to try it, after thinking about it, made a few changes and was satisfied with the result! I think you have the guts to bake anything with all this stuffing!