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.
To publish this recipe, I wanted to after a recently exposed recipe, home-made, good meringue or meringue, it was called French. Therefore, everyone who is interested in how to prepare real French meringues (meringue) is invited to visit! The basis of cooking a recipe from a very famous Greek pastry chef Stelios Pallaresa (French school).
I offer you a creamy souffle based on Japanese green tea matcha. This is a delicate dessert with a very fine structure, an extraordinary color and an incredibly pleasant, amazing taste.
Delicate and very beautiful mousse cake. The cake consists of chocolate sponge cake, raspberry puree and raspberry mousse. It literally melts in your mouth.
Cake for special occasions. To prepare it, you need first of all a refrigerator. I was preparing it for my brother’s wedding anniversary. The original sweet crunchy base and light curd-wine filling with grapes will not leave anyone indifferent.
A beautiful, delicate mousse cake that just melts in your mouth. The cake consists of four layers of different colors. The creamy blueberry flavor of this cake is sure to please you.
All citrus fruits have a rich invigorating aroma and a special taste with a slight sourness. Bright citrus fruits will be an excellent base for a home-made dessert. You can use them to make cupcakes and muffins, souffles and mousses, cakes and sweets. Prepare a delicious grapefruit cake. The flesh of fresh grapefruit fills this dessert with an intense citrus flavor that is simply impossible to resist. Immediately warn, grapefruit not everyone will like, because it combines three flavors: sour, sweet and bitter.
Mini cheesecakes with”Oreo” cookies are easy to prepare, tender and delicious. Due to their small size, they look very cute and are perfect for a festive table, and will also appeal to children. This dessert does not need to be baked, which is important in the summer heat, when you do not want to turn on the oven.