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.
Autumn is rich, generous and hospitable. And what about the holidays at this time of year! Fairs, folk festivals, weddings… I’ll tell you in confidence that I also have professional events in the fall – as many as four. No wonder they say that sparrows feast in autumn. And what is a holiday without cakes? So, open the calendar, find a reason and bake… like a strudel! Thin and brittle crust, delicious aroma of apples, caramel, cinnamon, vanilla and yeast dough. Let’s enjoy a delicious warm dessert, in the preparation of which there is nothing complicated! Surprised!? It’s all about the secret autumn ingredients!
This recipe is taken from the book by Karl Schumacher, the famous Austrian chef, about Viennese cakes! Excellent dough, thin, airy, crispy, and a very interesting filling of poppy seeds! We really liked the strudel, and I hope you will like it too!
A very interesting combination of apple jam and kiwi. The puffs were delicious. My whole family appreciated this dish and asked me to cook it more often.
There are a lot of strudel recipes on the site. But it is in this combination – low-fat dough (very easy to work with) and caramelized filling – this does not seem to happen.
The dough is easy to prepare and handle. The filling can be replaced with another one. A very tasty dessert and still looks great on the festive table.
Very fast and delicious strudel. It will be useful in case of unexpected guests… Does not require any material costs… The time for its preparation is also minimal… All these advantages do not affect the taste in any way – on the contrary, it is a very delicate and pleasant dessert that will please even very busy housewives!
Dear cooks, I bring to your attention a recipe for a classic apple strudel with apples and cinnamon. Despite the fact that there are quite a lot of such recipes on the site, after reading a few, I came to the conclusion that there are differences in the composition of the dough and the technique of stretching it. Many people are afraid of the stretching process, I also, to be honest, did not dare for a long time, but in fact it was very simple and now I bake this wonderful biscuit roll very often. I offer my own version of strudel with several secrets that make it easier to work with the dough and make this delicacy, which is loved by many, unique.
