4172 elisenlebkuchen german christmas Recipes

eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, lemon rind, candied citron peel, minced, candied orange peel, minced, unblanched almonds, ground, powdered sugar, almond extract, water (more as needed)

almond halve, plus, peeled almond halves, almond halves, reserved for decoration, prepared marzipan , plus, prepared marzipan (a prepared almond paste usually packaged in logs, available in specialty food stores), rose water, powdered sugar, eggs, flour

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

eggs, separated, caster sugar (fine sugar), left-over christmas plum pudding (more if you prefer ), rum (brandy or orange liquer), double cream

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

shortening, boiling water, dark brown sugar, dark molasses, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, sugar, divided, meringue powder, divided, cream of tartar, divided, warm water, divided, red spice gumdrops, candy canes (6 inches), divided, multicolored nonpareils, red-hot candy, leaf-shaped spearmint gumdrops, divided, multicolored spice gumdrops, halved vertically, edible glitter, ice cream sugar cones, green paste food coloring, chocolate rock candies, candy corn in christmas colors or green gumdrops, candy canes (about 2-1/4 inches), green spice gumdrops, green rock candy suckers, cotton ball, pastry tips-star tips #16 and #20, round tips #3 and #7, and leaf tip #67, pastry bags, foam core board (20 inches x 16 inches x 1/2 inch), propping

butter, plain yogurt, german sweet chocolate, cola-flavored carbonated beverage, all-purpose flour, white sugar, baking soda, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla extract

milk, german sweet chocolate, white sugar, all-purpose flour, salt, eggs, beaten, heavy cream, vanilla extract, shredded sweetened coconut, chopped pecans, toasted

cold butter, pastry flour, sugar, salt, egg, flour, for rolling, butter, vanilla beans, powdered sugar, quince jelly

flour, fresh yeast, in cubes (or 2 tsp active, dried yeast), whole milk , lukewarm (around 80 degrees f), sugar (to taste), vanilla bean, eggs, grated peel of 1 lemon, salt, butter, flour, raisins (or mix of and dried black currants), blanched chopped almonds, candied diced citron, candied diced orange peel, cl rum (that s about two shots worth), butter, powdered sugar

dried pears, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, dried figs, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, dried prunes or 1 cup dried plum, roughly chopped, raisins or 1/2 cup sultana, candied orange peel, diced, candied lemon peel, diced, kirschwasser or 1/4 cup rum, water, granulated sugar, active dry yeast, unbleached whole wheat flour, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, vanilla (or seeds scraped from 1 bean), blanched almond, roughly chopped, walnuts, broken into large chunks, hazelnuts (some may be halved, leave others whole), butter

unsalted butter, sugar, egg yolks, orange , rind of, grated, nutmeg, vanilla, brandy, flour, egg white, candy sprinkles or almonds or brown sugar, for decorations

cakes (0.6 oz each) compressed yeast, lukewarm milk, flour, butter, room temperature, margarine, room temperature, sugar, salt, flour, grated peel of 1 lemon, butter flavoring and almond extract, sliced almonds, raisins, washed and soaked in rum overnight, candied lemon , and orange peels, quartered candied cherries, marzipan recipe, almonds, blanched, peeled and coarsely chopped, egg whites at room temperature, salt, rosewater , if unavailable use 4 tsp almond extract or vanilla, powdered sugar

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

upside-down german chocolate snack cake, light butter, water, brown sugar, flaked sweetened coconut, marshmallows, chopped pecans, chopped marachino cherries, egg whites, fat-free sour cream (without, gelatin ), unsweetened applesauce, german chocolate cake mix

cornish hens split, salt and pepper, coarse-grain german mustard, german riesling, honey, freshly ground pepper, ground mace and ground cloves

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