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.
There is a cold appetizer, which is prepared from minced meat, minced meat or fish with various additives. To preserve juiciness, the top of the terrine is covered with a layer of bacon or jelly. I suggest you try this option. Delicious, fragrant, interesting in context. You can cook it the day before the holiday, and then serve it on the table and please your loved ones. After all, the dish turns out much better and tastier than sliced meat from the store.
Two years ago I baked a pie with a carob tree. And recently, a Turkish woman saw an even more interesting molding of a carob pie. I decided to cook from my own dough and filling. Roll out the dough very thinly. The dough turns out to be puff and airy, with a nutty raspberry flavor. The filling can be put sweet and unsweetened, just add protein. If the pie has unsweetened filling, remove the vanilla sugar and reduce the amount of sugar in the dough to 1 tablespoon.
This is a wonderful pie that I have been cooking for many years. I think it’s time to introduce him to you. Very chocolate, very tasty, every day is festive! From the proposed portion, I prepared 2 cakes today (the diameter of the mold is 18 cm, 3 cakes for each cake) for two worthy men. Wet chocolate cakes do not require impregnation at all. A layer of white and brown cream gives a beautiful shape. In my case, it (the cut) is fresh, so it is slightly greased. When the cream stabilizes, the pattern becomes clear. I was “introduced” to this cake by my sister, who mentioned that they had been buying this cake for all special occasions for a long time (she lives abroad. The name of the cake is “Tuxedo”). I found different versions of this cake and chose the best one for myself. Love for him came with the first bite!
Sometimes the difference between everyday and festive food is in the details. Add a little zest to the minced chicken, make whole mushrooms a design element, and that’s it! It can be served at any celebration or for breakfast afterwards. Provided he stays.
It’s no secret that well-cooked meat is better than any expensive sausage! Pork baked in a spicy garlic-prune coat will appeal even to the most picky and capricious meat eaters! Juicy, rich, well, just a magical taste of spices and seasonings, makes this dish special, and their alluring aroma gives the meat a festive exclusivity! This dish is also great because it can be eaten both hot and cold!
This recipe is a variation of Emily Dickinson’s Christmas cake, with my changes according to my tastes and preferences. In my opinion, this is the perfect Christmas cupcake. At the moment. All the previous recipes that I tried were more dense in structure, more often resembled a fragrant honey cake with fruit. And this pie is loose, moist. It is this structure of cupcakes that is loved in our family. But that doesn’t mean I won’t try the oven and other options. There is no limit to perfection. A set of dried fruits can be chosen to taste, but, as a rule, it should be about 400 g.
Meat pudding will be a great dish for lunch, dinner or even for a festive table. It can be served as an independent dish or with a side dish. Instead of a side dish, I have “eggplant saute in Hungarian”. Instead of pork, you can use other meat, such as beef or chicken.