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.
Really, an amazing salad! I am so fascinated by him that there are no words! All its components complement and set off each other’s taste so perfectly, it’s just lovely! Quite light, very tasty, a great new salad for the upcoming holidays!
Cookies are dry savory cookies with a light puff texture. The main ingredients of which it consists are water and flour. But, despite the simplicity of its preparation, cookies are not only pleasant to the taste, but also one of the most useful. I got a very tasty cookie. Tender, brittle and crispy, slightly sweet and low-fat. Help yourself and treat your friends!
Today I have an evening tea party in blue tones. It’s raining outside, and in this weather you want to drink a cup of something warming. The choice fell on coffee and chocolate muffins with halva. Chocolate and halva – there are no drafts in my house, but warm east winds blow… Very soft.
According to this recipe, it turns out just delicious halva, one in one like a store, with only one difference – it does not stick to the teeth)) flour is not used in the preparation and I consider this an undoubted plus. In my opinion, the most successful recipe I have tested is not complicated, but it is necessary to accurately perform all the nuances of cooking and then you will definitely get a great, crumbly, fibrous halva.
I made these cakes in special forms, but you can make them in the form of cupcakes. The combination of halva, chocolate, cherry and cottage cheese is perfect. Especially now the season of cherry blossoms.
A delicate, fragrant and unusual pie with a pronounced taste of cherry and halva. Dedicated to all sweet tooths! The cake is wonderful and has long been a favorite in our family.