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.
A very simple and very tasty salad! I didn’t even think that with such a minimal set of available products, such a successful combination would turn out! Nuts play an important role here, so I advise you not to spare them and add more! Enjoy your meal.
A quick, airy, fragrant pie with a bouquet of spices. Minimum time – maximum pleasure! The recipe is taken from a German website and immediately prepared by me. Try to cook.
Condensed milk cake with sour cream. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes. Everything is very simple and fast. A great treat if you have guests. Tea or coffee turns out to be unrealistically delicious.
Dear cooks, I want to introduce you to the recipe of the legendary cake. I think almost everyone has heard this wonderful name and I hope that many have ever tried this culinary masterpiece! According to this guest, the “Absheron” cake was prepared and is being prepared in Baku in the same restaurant. The Gost recipe is radically different from the one already published in that the cakes for this cake are not baked, but dried in the manner of meringue. Come visit! Help yourself! And now you can cook this magnificent cake in your kitchen and please your guests and family! P.S. The recipe contains ingredients according to gender norms, so the pie is shaped like a crescent moon. If the ingredients are doubled, then the pie will be a standard round shape.
We have a recipe for all fish lovers! You are interested in another option! Fillet with cheese and crab coat for lunch and dinner will turn out to be family!
Airy sponge cakes, a delicate curd layer with mashed fresh strawberries, and at the end a chocolate glaze. All this harmoniously complements each other.
