Favorite Holiday recipes?

[dubbabubba]

We always make this the night before, let it rise and cook it in the morning. I got this off of a famous recipe sight on the Internet, so unfortunately I can't take credit for this fabulous recipe. All I know is EVERYONE requests it for every event\holiday!! It IS very fattening, so I only make them on special occassions. But it is sooooooo good, thought I would share.

 

Clone of a Cinnabon

 

INGREDIENTS

1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

2 eggs, room temperature

1/3 cup margarine, melted

4 1/2 cups bread flour

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup white sugar

2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

 

1 cup brown sugar, packed

2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

1/3 cup butter, softened

 

1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS

Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.

After the dough has doubled in size turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.

Roll dough into a 16x21 inch rectangle. Spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. Place rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.

[Seaside]

I love to bake pumpkin bread in a jar(pint sz canning jar) and hand it out to my neighbors for Christmas presents. It's always such a big hit. Thanks for the recipe I'll have to try this.

Exactly how do you bake it in a jar? This sounds like something I'd like to do!

[sns128]

I haven't tried this yet but it sounds really good so I will probably make it this year for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

 

Apple Cinnamon Upside Down Cake

 

12 tbsp. butter

1 c. packed brown sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

2 peeled, cored, and sliced Granny Smith apples

2 c. flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt

¾ tsp. sugar

1 tsp. lemon zest

1 egg

1 ¼ c. buttermilk

 

Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat 9” round cake pan with cooking spray. Melt 6 tbsp butter; combine with brown sugar and cinnamon. Spread over bottom of pan. Arrange apple slices on top of mixture.

 

Combine flour, soda, baking powder, and salt; reserve. Beat remaining butter, sugar and zest until creamy. Beat in egg and buttermilk. Combine with flour mixture. Spread over fruit. Bake 40-45 minutes or until done. Cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn out onto platter.

[Seaside]

I haven't tried this yet but it sounds really good so I will probably make it this year for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

 

Apple Cinnamon Upside Down Cake

 

12 tbsp. butter

1 c. packed brown sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

2 peeled, cored, and sliced Granny Smith apples

2 c. flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt

¾ tsp. sugar

1 tsp. lemon zest

1 egg

1 ¼ c. buttermilk

 

Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat 9” round cake pan with cooking spray. Melt 6 tbsp butter; combine with brown sugar and cinnamon. Spread over bottom of pan. Arrange apple slices on top of mixture.

 

Combine flour, soda, baking powder, and salt; reserve. Beat remaining butter, sugar and zest until creamy. Beat in egg and buttermilk. Combine with flour mixture. Spread over fruit. Bake 40-45 minutes or until done. Cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn out onto platter.

This sounds absolutely delicious! I'm definitely going to make this for the holidays. Thanks!!

[chefbart]

i started making a pumpkin cheesecake about 2 yrs ago, mouthwatering, yum yum

[Jennifer0530]

Here's a link to the snowball cake

 

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/snowball-cake-i/detail.aspx

[dmmiller]

I've been asked to post this recipe on here..i hope this is a good spot.

PUMPKIN (CREAM CHEESE) ROLL

 

Cake:

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

2/3 cup canned pumpkin

1 t baking soda

1 t cinnamon

1/2 t nutmeg

3/4 cup flour

 

 

Filling:

one 8-ounce package cream cheese

4 T Butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1 t vanilla

 

also needed:

wax paper and aluminum foil

clean linen towel (not terry cloth)

powdered sugar and sieve

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In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Beat in remaining cake ingredients. Grease a 10X15inch jelly roll pan (I just use a cookie sheet that has sides). Line the pan with wax paper, then grease and lightly flour the waxed paper. Pour batter into the pan and spread evenly. Bake at 350, for 15 min. Cake cooks fast, so watch carefully to avoid burning the edges. While cake is baking, sprinkle powdered sugar heavily over the kitchen towel, using a sieve or sifter. Turn hot cake onto the towel. (watch the powdered sugar makes a mess.) Remove wax paper. Trim off any burnt or crusty edges. Sprinkle more powdered sugar over the hot cake and quickly roll up with towel inside. (careful not to crack the cake.) Let cake cool completely, about 30 min.

 

Meanwhile, prepare the filling by beating together all ingredients until smooth and creamy. Carefully unroll cake and spread with filling mixture. Roll up cake with filling inside. Wrap with wax paper then foil. refrigerate or freeze. To serve, slice cake about 1/3 inch thick and sprinkle with more powdered sugar.

Note: Cuts best when still slightly frozen.

[Seaside]

That sounds great...thanks!!

[Gator Pam]

I was pm'd and asked to share the brie recipe. Here it is.

 

Brie with Hot Pecan Caramel Sauce

 

1 5 inch wheel brie cheese

1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1/4 cup water

1/2 cup pecan halves

1/4 cup heavy cream

1 Tbsp unsalted butter

1 baguette -- sliced thin

 

Warm a sharp slicing knife in very hot tap water and carefully cut the top rind off the brie wheel. As a slicing guide, you can insert skewers into the cheese just below the rind. Let the knife blade rest on the skewers as you slice off the rind.

 

In a sauce pot combine the sugar and water; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until reduced by half and sauce is dark brown. Remove from heat and add the pecans and cream. Stir well. Return mixture to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, about another 4-5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and stir in butter.

 

Place the brie on a large plate. While it is still hot, pour the caramel and pecan mixture evenly over the brie, letting some of the caramel run over the sides of the cheese. Surround the finished brie with baguette slices and serve.

 

NOTES : A brie wheel covered with a hot pecan caramel sauce looks lavish, tastes great and yet is simple to do. You can prepare the caramel several days in advance. On the day of your party, let the cheese warm to room temperature, reheat the sauce, and pour it on just as guests arrive. Baguette slices or whole-grain crackers make this appetizer complete.

[luv2shopnc]

My mouth is watering already!

[pastasalad]

Christmas eve we always make sausage balls easy recipe

2 cups bisquick

1 lb hot jimmy dean sausage

1lb sharp cheddar cheese

1-3 TBSP water

[Guest kathybmb]

This is a simple no bake pie that is so good. it always gets wiped out at get togethers. kathy

 

 

Cherry Cream Pie

 

1 8oz bar of cream cheese

1 c. sour cream

1/2 c milk

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1 box of instant vanilla pudding

1 can cherry pie filling

1 baked pie shell

 

slowly beat the first three ingredients together until smooth add the pudding

reserve ½ cup of the cherries for garnishing the top of the pie, marble/swirl in the rest of the cherries into the pudding/cream cheese mix you want it marble looking not totally mixed in. Pour into a pie shell smooth out and either cover with cool whip and dot with remaining cherries which is my choice. Or you can follow the original recipe which calls for just dotting the cherries on without cool whip. The cool whip way is much more elegant looking

[JustJules]

Holiday Eggnog Cheesecake

 

Preparation time: 25 minutes plus chilling

1 cup graham cracker crumbs

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 cup margarine, melted

Combine crumbs, sugar, nutmeg and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

 

1 envelope unflavored gelatin

1/4 cup cold water

1 8-ounce package Cream Cheese, softened

1/4 cup sugar

1 cup eggnog

1 cup whipping cream, whipped

 

Soften gelatin in water; stir over low heat until dissolved.

 

Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add gelatin and eggnog, mixing until blended.

 

Chill until slightly thickened; fold in whipped cream. Pour over crust; chill until firm.

 

Garnish with additional whipped cream and nutmeg, if desired.

 

10 to 12 servings

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Christmas Rum Balls (My Grannys Recipe)

Melt 4 1/2 pounds Hershey bars & 1 12 oz. pkg. semi sweet chocolate chips in double boiler. When melted remove from heat.

 

Add 1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup (or less) white rum.

Mix well & chill overnight.

 

Roll teaspoon size balls in crushed nuts. Then chill & let age.

 

This is old recipe & I assume one could use milk chocolate chips instead of the Hershey bars.

Could easily be cut in half.

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Have more.

[JustJules]

Things to make for gifts...

 

 

Hot Chocolate Mix-Christmas gifts

 

2 cups skim-milk powder

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp cinnamon (opt)

2 cups mini marshmallows

 

Set sieve over large bowl; pour in skim-milk powder, sugar, cocoa, and cinnamon (if using). Stir to combine until mixture passes through sieve.

Stir in mini marshmallows.

Spoon into container.

Cover with lid or plastic wrap. (Mix can be stored at room temperature for up to 1 month.)

 

To make:

Add 1/4 cup to mug of very hot milk and stir well.

Makes about 4 cups.

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Red Cinnamon Candy Popcorn

 

I make batches of this to give away at Christmas time in cello bags, with recipe.

It is very festive and colorful for the holiday. Plus, it is good!

 

4 to 6 qts popped popcorn or two bags of microwave popcorn, popped.

After popping, place popcorn in a large roasting pan.

 

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup light corn syrup

3/4 to 1 cup red hots cinnamon candies

1/4 tsp baking soda

 

Melt margarine in medium saucepan.

Stir in sugar, corn syrup, salt and cinnamon candies.

Bring to a boil; continue boiling, stirring constantly

until candies are dissolved completely.

Boil without stirring 3 minutes.

Remove from heat; stir in baking soda.

Pour over popped popcorn, mixing well in a large roasting pan.

Bake at 250° for 30-45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.

Immediately turn out onto waxed paper to cool.

After cooled, break apart.

Store in airtight containers.

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Sugar And Spice Mixed Nuts

 

1 egg white

1 tbsp water

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp each cinnamon and ginger

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp salt

3 cups mixed nuts

 

Line baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly greased foil; set aside.

In bowl and using fork, beat egg white with water until foamy.

In small bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt.

Add nuts to egg white mixture; stir to coat.

Sprinkle with sugar mixture; stir to coat.

Spread in single layer on prepared baking sheet.

Bake in 275º F (140 C) oven for about 1 hour or until nuts are toasted.

Using wooden spoon, break up clumps.

Let stand on sheet on rack for 15 to 30 minutes

or until cooled completely; transfer to airtight container.

(Nuts can be stored at room temperature for up to 5 days.)

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Sugared Pecans

 

1/4 cup skim milk

1 cup sugar

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

2 Tbsp. water

1/4 tsp. vanilla

3 cups pecans

 

Combine first 5 ingredients, cook on medium high heat

until sugar is dissolved.

Add nuts and heat until pecans are completely

sugared with no syrup left.

Spread on waxed paper to cool.

When completely cool, put in air tight containers.

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Super Soup Mix - Xmas gifts

 

Visit a bulk-food store for the best selection of colourful beans, lentils, grains and dried vegetables.

 

Purchase 1/2 to 1 cup of each ingredient.

 

Choose a tall, clear glass container and carefully pour

or spoon in 1 ingredient at a time, making layers about 1 inch deep.

Do not shake or tip the container.

Fill to the very top, then seal with a lid or cork.

Label and decorate.

Copy your family's favorite soup or bean recipe on a decorative card to attach.

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Christmas Drinks

 

Mulled Cider

 

2 quarts cider

1/2 cup orange juice

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 tablespoons sugar

3 cinnamon sticks

2 teaspoons whole cloves

1 teaspoon nutmeg

 

Mix all ingredients and bring just to a boil. Cool and strain.

Then reheat, and serve hot with a cinnamon stick in each cup.

Makes about sixteen half-cup servings.

 

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FIRESIDE GLÖGG

 

Peel from 1/2 large orange, cut in a spiral strip

1 teaspoon whole cloves

3/4 cup raisins

1/3 cup whole blanched almonds

12 small sugar cubes

2 cinnamon sticks, halved

1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom

1 bottle dry red wine

3/4 cup aquavit or vodka

 

Stud the orange peel with the cloves; set aside.

In a small bowl, combine the raisins, almonds, sugar cubes,

cinnamon sticks, and cardamom.

Toss gently to coat the raisins with the cardamom.

Add the orange peel.

 

In a 3-quart enamel or stainless steel saucepan,

combine the raisin mixture with the wine.

Bring to simmering over low heat; simmer 5 minutes.

Add the aquavit; simmer 2 minutes.

Ladle into heatproof punch cups or mugs,

including some of the raisins and almonds in each serving.

Serve with spoons.

 

To give glögg mix as a gift:

 

Place the studded orange peel in spiral form on a rack in a 250' oven.

Bake until dry, about 45 minutes.

Cool; add to raisin-spice mixture.

Seal in a plastic bag; tie with ribbon.

Include instructions for making glögg.

Give with a bottle of wine, if desired.

 

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TRADITIONAL EGGNOG

 

12 egg yolks

1/2 cup superfine sugar

1 fifth (about 26 ounces) blended whiskey or bourbon

1 1/2 cups dark Jamaica rum

2 cups milk

1 quart heavy cream, chilled

12 egg whites

1 tablespoon grated nutmeg

 

In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks and sugar together until

the mixture makes a slowly dissolving ribbon when the

beater is lifted from the bowl.

Then beat in the whiskey, rum, and milk.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at

least 2 hours or, even better, overnight.

Just before serving, whip the cream in a large

chilled bowl until it is stiff.

Beat the egg whites in a separate large bowl with a clean beater.

When they form firm peaks, fold the whipped cream

gently but thoroughly into the whites.

Pour the egg-yolk mixture into a large chilled punch bowl,

add the egg-white mixture,

and fold together until no trace of white remains.

Sprinkle with nutmeg and serve at once from chilled punch cups.

[JustJules]

Let me explain something here. I make a family cookbook every year.

Some of the families send me recipes, I then put them

into a book and send them a copy of all the families recipes.

I think this is the 23rd book.

 

"Appetizers"

 

 

 

Asparagus Roll-Ups

 

12 slices white bread with crusts removed

1 container (8 oz.) soft cream cheese

2 T. chopped green onions

8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

24 fresh asparagus spears

1/4 C. butter, melted

3 T. grated Parmesan cheese

Flatten bread with a rolling pin.

 

In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, onions and bacon.

Spread mixture over bread slices.

 

Cut asparagus to fit bread; place 2 spears on each bread slice.

Roll up bread slice and place seam side down on a greased baking sheet.

Brush with butter; then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

 

Bake at 400º for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned

 

Serve immediately

Makes 12

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Braunschweiger Dip (kids called it "da brown stuff")

 

1 (8 oz.) roll braunschweiger

1 C. sour cream

1/2 envelope blue cheese salad dressing mix

Blend all ingredients together. Chill.

 

Serve with radishes, green onions, potato chips,

cucumbers, carrot sticks, rye bread or crackers. Enjoy!

 

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Cheezy Beer Dip

 

'Keep a jar of Chez Whiz and a bottle of beer handy and you'll be ready for unexpected guests...

in just minutes, you can serve this delicious dip'.

I always double this and also add crisp bacon, broken up.

 

1 jar (16oz.) Cheez Whiz

1/3 cup beer

 

Microwave cheese sauce as directed on label.

Mix cheese sauce and beer, stirring until mixture becomes smooth.

Garnish with sliced green onions.

Serve with pretzels, breadsticks or chips.

 

This is one of the 7 dips that I make, that I put into

a round loaf of rye bread.

Tear out the center, pour this dip in and

use the part you tear out to eat.

I also make 2 loafs of rye bread, use one for the dip

and one to tear for all round the other loaf.

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Cucumber Appetizers

 

1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese (softened)

1 pkg. Good Season's Italian dressing mix

3 T. mayonnaise

1 loaf snack rye bread (small rounds)

Cucumber

 

Mix all together the first three ingredients, thinning if necessary with milk.

Spread on bread slice, top with slice of cucumber.

Garnish with slice of olive or sprinkle of dillweed.

Makes 2 cups

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Egg Rolls (these are my fav and easy recipe)

 

2 lg. head cabbage or 3 small (shredded)

3 carrots (shredded)

4 stalks celery (cut fine)

1 bunch of green onions (cut fine)

1-1/2 cups cooked pork, or chicken or shrimp, crabmeat or imitation crab.

3 pkgs. egg roll wraps

1 egg white

3 cups bean sprouts (optional)

1 bottle peanut oil

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 tsp. ginger

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 cup water

 

Cook all vegetables except sprouts, in 1/4-cup water until crisp tender

Add soy, ginger & baking soda cook 5 min.

Put into a colander, drain & cool.

Add meat and sprouts, mix.

Brush edges with egg white and roll following pkg. directions

Put 2 T. of mixture in each wrap.

Deep fry, drain.

 

I do not like sprouts, so I use grated carrots in them.

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[JustJules]

Holiday Sausage Roll-Ups

 

16 oz. Pork sausage, Spicy or Italian

1/2 red Bell pepper, sliced

4 Green onions, thinly sliced

2 Pkgs. Crescent rolls, refrigerated kind.

 

 

Preheat oven to 400º

In medium bowl, combine sausage, pepper and onions, mix well.

Unroll one package of rolls and press seams together

to form a large triangle.

Repeat with other pkg.

Spread half of sausage mixture over each rectangle.

Starting from a narrow end, roll in jellyroll style

Cut each roll into 8 equal slices and place on a foil

covered cookie sheet to form a Christmas tree.

Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and crust is golden.

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Hanky Pankies

 

1 lb sausage

1 lb ground beef

1 lb velvetta cheese cubed

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp salt

1 tsp garlic powder

dash of pepper

Party bread (rye or any flavor)

 

Brown meats together.

Add cheese cook until melted.

Mix in seasonings. Spread on bread slices.

Place on baking sheet. Broil for 5-6 minutes.

Makes 75

[Gator Pam]

Woo-hoo, Jules! Thanks!!

[EmConMom]

Would love to hear everyone's favorite Christmas cookie recipe.

 

Mine is M&M meringue cookies

 

2 egg whites (room temperature)

pinch of cream of tarter

1/2 Cup Sugar

3/4 Cup M&M (red and green)

 

Beat egg white and cream of tarter until foamy.

 

Gradually add sugar (3-4 tablespoons at a time) and beat until meringue forms stiff peaks.

 

Gently fold in M&Ms

 

Drop by teaspoonful and bake @ 250 for 30 minutes.

 

These cookies just melt in your mouth, I love them.

[Tracy72]

yummmy...sounds delicious...I might try these later on...sounds easy..lol

do you take them out when they brown or what?

[EmConMom]

They don't necessarily get brown, but they aren't glassy anymore, they lose the shine and look powdery.

[laffnatu]

Anyone have a good sweet potato pie recipe?

 

 

Thanks!

[laffnatu]

This is a really good recipe. It have a pecan pie taste but is not as sweet as regular pecan pie.

 

 

Pumpkin Pecan Pie

 

Pumpkin layer:

 

1 unbaked pie shell

1 egg

1 c. solid pack pumpkin

1/3 c. granulated sugar

1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

 

Combine egg, pumpkin, sugar and pumpkin pie spice in a medium bowl. Spread over bottom of pie shell.

 

 

Pecan layer:

2/3 c. light corn syrup

2 eggs

1/2 c. granulated sugar

3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 c. pecan halves

 

Combine corn syrup, eggs, sugar, butter and vanilla in medium bowl. Stir in pecans. Spoon over pumpkin layer.

 

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 50 minutes or until filling is set. Cool on wire rack.

[dmmiller]

Here is a recipe for sweet potatoe casserole. Very Yummy!

 

3 large sweet potatoes

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

 

Topping:

1 cup chopped pecans (I use about 2 cups because I like them all over the top)

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 cup light brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

 

Peel and slice sweet potatoes into 1/4 in slices

Bake, drain and mash (it's about 5 per potato in the microwave, and I have no idea how long it would take in a real oven)

Beet with beaters, stop and pull out any strings from the potatoes

Add butter and sugar while mixing

add milk, vanilla, and eggs

Milx well and put in 8 x 12 buttered dish (I use glass)

Bake for 20 - 30 minutes at 400 degrees or until heated through.

 

Mix the pecan topping and spread over casserole, bake an additional 10 - 15 minutes or until golden brown

[sissykus]

i started making a pumpkin cheesecake about 2 yrs ago, mouthwatering, yum yum

my mom makes something that sounds like that. Does it have two layers, one of pumpkin and one of creamcheesey stuff? Hers is delicious:gdlicklips: