Day 10 - Some Christmas Recipes For CrystalSinger and others to enjoy...

Cinnamon Stars
(yield 80 pieces)

3 egg whites
8 oz. powdered sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 drops almond extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
14 oz. ground almonds

Whip egg whites to a peak. Sift powdered sugar and slowly add to egg whites. Set aside 3 tablespoons of egg whites to decorate cookies. Add vanilla, almond extract, cinnamon and ground almonds. Put dough into a plastic bag and roll out to about 1/4 inch. Refrigerate bag for about 15 minutes. Cut bag open. Cut out cookies with a 2 inch star shaped cookie cutter and transfer onto baking pan lined with parchment paper. Brush cookies with egg whites
Bake at 250 F for approximately 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 210 F and bake for another 30 minutes.

The brushed egg whites should remain white. (approximately 40 calories per cookie).
Tip:
You can use ground hazelnuts instead of ground almonds.

Orange Bars
(yield 50 pieces)

Dough:
1 oz. candied pieces of orange
3 oz. butter
3 oz. powdered sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
1 tablespoon orange liquor or juice
5 oz. flour

Decoration:
5 oz. powdered sugar
2-3 tablespoon orange liquor or juice
zest of 1 orange
2 oz. pistazzio nuts in small chunks

Dough: Cut candied orange in very fine slivers. Mix all ingredients for dough. Cover dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Roll out dough to 1/8 inch onto surface covered with some flour. Cut dough into bars of 2 x 1 inches. Put bars onto parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 400 F for 10 minutes. Let bars cool
Decoration: Mix powdered sugar, orange liquor and zest. Brush mixture onto bars and top with pistazzio nuts. Let bars dry. (approximately 50 calories per piece).
For lemon bars:
Replace candied orange, zest of orange, and orange liquor with candied lemon, zest of lemon and lemon juice.

Title: Peppermint Cocoa
Yield: 8 Servings

3 (4 1/2") peppermint sticks
1 c Confectioners' sugar
1 c Powdered nondairy creamer
3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa

Place peppermint sticks in a airtight bag, beat to a powder with a
mallet. Combine peppermint with sugar, creamer and cocoa. Add 1/4 cup
mix to 3/4 cup boiling water for each serving. Store remaining mix in
a jar or airtight bag. Serves 8 Source: Quick & Easy Cooking ch.


Parmesan Cheese Cones
Yield: 12 servings

12 oz Cream cheese;soft
1/2 c Parmesan;grated
1/3 c Mayonnaise
3/4 ts Oregano;crushed
1/4 ts Garlic powder
2 c Almonds

Combine ingredients except nuts. Form into a pair of pine cones on a large serving board or platter, using nuts to form `petals'. Decorate with evergreen sprigs and Christmas balls and serve with fruit and crackers.

Wassail
Yield: 4 8-oz cups

1 qt Apple cider
4 ea Cinnamon sticks
1 ea Whole nutmeg
1/2 c Honey
1/4 c Lemon juice
1 ts Lemon peel, grated

3 ea Oranges
3 ts Cloves, whole

Poke 1 t cloves into each orange for Floating Cloved Oranges. Add cider, seasonings, and Floating Cloved Oranges to crockpot; heat at least 1/2 hour, and the longer, the better. Orange Stars: cut oranges into 1/2" slices. Stick 5 cloves around slice at equal intervals; cut out wedges between cloves. The result looks kind of like a star.

*Back       *Home        *Next

Credits:
Recipes from Christmas Recipes
Bell Border Background by
Wassail Wassail procided by Christmas Midi Forest

This page designed for CrystalSinger as a gift from Silver Lady