15025 christmas pastries and desserts Recipes

frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed, chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, chopped hazelnuts, raisins, flaked coconut, white sugar, divided, milk, heavy cream

sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed, water, coarse sugar, sliced fresh strawberries, fresh raspberries, fresh blueberries, sugar, divided, heavy whipping cream, sour cream

ginger ale, rum , with, christmas spices (rum with ), cinnamon stick, orange peel

cake ingredients, plain flour, level tsp salt, level tsp ground mixed spice, raisins, sultanas, currants, mixed candied peel, finely chopped, glace cherries, quartered, almonds, blanched and chopped, butter, soft brown sugar, eggs, lightly beaten, level tbsp black treacle, brandy ., christmas cake icings, almond paste ingredients, ground blanched almonds, castor sugar, icing sugar , sieved, egg whites, few drops of almond essence, apricot jam, royal icing ingredients, egg whites, icing sugar , sieved, lemon juice, glycerine

margarine or butter, granulated sugar, eggs, almond extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, cherry pie filling, powdered sugar to dust over top, (optional), variation : for blueberry dessert, substitute blueberry pie filling for the cherry filling.

leftover christmas fruit cake (for the base), yoghurt-cheese (or cream cheese), yoghurt (or sour cream), brandy, sugar, eggs, nutmeg, vanilla essence, cornflour

phyllo pastry or puff pastry, pastry recipe at : cottage cheese sweet pie myzithropitakia, sour cherry from sour cherry in syrup drained (about 1 kilo - 2 cans), spoons sugar, spoons flour

whole-wheat pastry flour, all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting, baking powder, salt, low-fat cottage cheese, sugar, canola oil, milk, almond extract, seedless raspberry jam, orange juice, sweetened coconut flakes, kiwi fruit, peeled and thinly sliced, strawberries, thinly sliced

sheets frozen phyllo pastry, cream cheese, softened, sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, chopped granny smith apple (about 1 large), lemon juice, chopped dates, chopped pecans, butter, melted, sugar

mashed cooked winter squash, brown sugar, molasses, ground cinnamon, salt, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, eggs, lightly beaten, evaporated milk, unbaked pastry shell (9 inches), cream , optional

semisweet chocolate chips, butter, divided, water, sugar, pastry shell (9 inches), baked, brown sugar, creamy peanut butter, semisweet chocolate chips, butter, milk, light corn syrup, topping and salted peanuts

there is 1 christmas carol that has always baffled me ., what in the world do leaping lords , french hens, swimming swans , and especially the partridge who won tsp come out, pear tree have to do with christmas today, i found out., until 1829, roman catholics in england were, not permitted to practice their faith openly. someone, during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young catholics., it has two levels of meaning : the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember., partridge in a pear tree was jesus christ ., two turtle doves were the old and new testaments., three french hens stood for faith, hope and love., four calling birds were the four gospels of matthew , mark, luke & john., five golden rings recalled the torah or law, the first five books of the old testament., six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation., seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the holy spirit--prophesy , serving, teaching, exhortation , contribution, leadership, and mercy., eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes ., nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the holy spirit--love , joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness , gentleness, and self control., ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments ., eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples., twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the apostles creed ., there is your history for today. this knowledge was shared with me and i found it interesting and enlightening and now i know how that strange song became a christmas carol

crushed pretzels, butter or 2/3 cup margarine, melted, sugar, cream cheese, softened, sugar, cool whip, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert or 2 (3 oz) boxes raspberry jell-o gelatin, boiling water, frozen strawberries or 2 (10 oz) packages raspberries, thawed

cream cheese, sugar, almond extract, christmas green paste food coloring, chopped almonds, cranberries, rinsed and drained

ham , christmas, cooked turkey, gruyere cheese, cranberry sauce, thick bread, butter

cream cheese, egg yolks, sugar, orange flower water, frozen puff pastry, thawed but refrigerated, egg yolk beaten with 1 tsp cold water, for glazing, in a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer until very smooth and creamy. add the egg yolks, 1/3 cup of the sugar and the orange flower water and beat until smooth and thoroughly combined, about 3 minutes. transfer the cream cheese mixture to the refrigerator and chill for at least 30 minutes., on a lightly floured surface roll each puff pastry sheet slightly so that they measure 12-inches square. using a pastry cutter or the rim of a small bowl or dish as a guide, use the tip of a sharp knife to cut out 4 (5 to 5 1/2-inch) circles from each sheet of puff pastry. using a dry pastry brush, lightly brush both sides of each pastry circle to remove any excess flour. transfer the 8 pastry circles to a baking sheet and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

puff pastry sheet (from 1 17 1/4-oz package frozen s), thawed, an egg wash made by beating 1 large egg yolk with 1 tsp water, chilled stilton cheese, quince jam