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.
This cake will be a great addition to the New Year’s table. It is not difficult to cook it at all if you follow the recipe. You can decorate it to your taste using meringue, gingerbread, chocolate or berries. The specified amount of ingredients is enough for a 1 kg Christmas tree.
Aspic is always a decoration of the New Year’s table. I suggest you cook it in the form of cakes to serve on the table. These cakes will also be in demand at the buffet table.
I don’t know who has how, but I’m already in a very festive mood 🙂 Today I want to share a simple recipe for sweet bread with fragrant candied fruits, dried fruits and nuts. The dough turns out moist, and thanks to the spices it is very fragrant. The roll turns out sweet, spicy, tastes very similar to the Italian panettone pie, only it is much easier to prepare. We really liked this bread, I hope you will like it too!!
Everything is excellent in it – crispy sweet meringue, sweet and sour cottage cheese made from tropical fruits (mango, passion fruit with seeds, banana, pineapple, lime and lemon) and thick mascarpone cream without sugar. Everything is very harmonious, tested on yourself.
I love Christmas pastries for their flavor, for the fact that they can be baked in advance, and also they are perfect as a gift. You can start right now, so don’t put it off until later. From the resulting amount of ingredients, we will get 1 cupcake weighing 700-750 g and measuring 9 * 20 cm. But I cook a double portion at once, so we never limit ourselves to one.
The recipe for cooking these dumplings is lean. The filling is made from red beans. And thanks to the fragrant spices, these dumplings will compete with traditional meat. I invite you to join your family on New Year’s Eve and bake these delicious dumplings!
Stuffed crab sticks are a great festive snack. It is not difficult to prepare and not for a long time. You can stuff crab sticks with any filling. Today I will tell you a recipe for making very tasty stuffed sticks with a filling consisting of cottage cheese, herbs and a couple of other ingredients. Rolls will look good both on a festive table and on a regular one.
A very tasty and delicate snack cake made of potato pancakes, with a layer of cream pate! This dish is sure to become a favorite snack of the festive table and will delight you and your guests with its original taste!
Chicken in jelly is a delicious snack that is perfect for a festive feast. It is prepared simply from the available ingredients. The main ingredients are chicken, carrots and eggs. To give a colorful festive look, you can add peas or corn and decorate with parsley and fresh cucumber.