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.
Broccoli is a rare case when it is tasty and healthy. A salad of raw broccoli cabbage turns out to be very interesting, tasty and looks beautiful on the table.
The apple season has finally arrived. And so I want to cook something new, but not apple pie. Here’s a recipe I found in a German magazine. I like it. I decided to share it with you. You won’t regret it!
Very fragrant and delicious, a real winter pie! For a long time I doubted whether to put it up for a competition, having seen what masterpieces our chefs prepare, but still decided. In our family, the New Year is always accompanied by the purchase of citrus fruits, especially tangerines, and I always bake some kind of pie with them. This cake is one of my favorites. Fruit in the pudding filling and crispy crust on top – I’m sure you’ll like this tandem!
Cake is a confection popular in Western Ukraine and Poland. As a rule, it is baked in a rectangular shape. I suggest making a pie with apples and custard pudding. It is gentle, light enough and unobtrusively sweet. Just what you need on New Year’s Eve! And yet this cake has a wonderful slicing!
I don’t know about you, but I always have egg whites. Grease the pastry with egg yolk, then sauce, then lemon curd… Here’s a great way to fit them to yourself. Muffins should be tender, airy, with a soft core of creamy pudding.
In October-November, I always bake a Christmas pudding or pie, which I carefully store. And we only eat it at Christmas! Who doesn’t know, this pudding is baked a few months before Christmas. impregnated with alcohol (which in this case acts as a preservative), wrapped in paper and stored in a cool place until Christmas. This year I have a new pudding recipe – and it turns out to be very rich, fragrant and spicy! This is my 500th recipe on the Internet, and I want to treat everyone to this wonderful cake. Do not be afraid of a large number of ingredients: everything is much simpler than it seems!
Pudding is a classic English dessert. Initially, puddings were prepared on the basis of bread or flour and baked in the oven! We are going to make a very light pudding based on milk, which will cool down and serve as a delicious dessert.
I often cook desserts of this kind – puddings, jellies, mousses, my family members love them very much. Today I want to share a very tasty version of pudding – with bananas, cream, cognac and delicious thick caramel sauce. This pudding will be a perfect end to a family dinner or a treat for unexpected guests.
Girls, this cake is for you as a sign of love for you!!! I kept the recipe of this cake a secret for a long time. Very delicate taste. Be sure to try to cook it and treat yourself and your family.
Very often I hear that there are no puddings on sale. Today I decided to introduce you to the recipe for making pudding. It turned out very tasty, in my opinion, much better than in the store! The recipe is taken from a German magazine.