1541 holiday centerpiece Recipes

pillsbury best all purpose flour, salt, crisco baking sticks all-vegetable shortening or 3 cups crisco all-vegetable shortening, sugar, vanilla extract, egg yolks, orange juice, count) set star-shaped cookie cutters (in graduated sizes, 2-inch to 8-inch diameters), powdered sugar, meringue powder, warm water, holiday decorator sprinkles

red currant jelly, superfine sugar (also known as bar sugar), fresh fruit, not peeled (i.e. apples, mix of different varieties for colour, oranges, lemons, pears, grapes, cherries, limes), whole nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews etc), powdered sugar, fresh mint sprig (even parsley, anything non poisonous and green), parchment paper

butter, softened, light brown sugar , packed, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour, salt, baking soda, chocolate chips, holiday oreo cookies

graham cracker crumbs, pecans, toasted & finely chopped, light brown sugar, butter, melted, cream cheese, softened, sugar, eggs, lightly beaten, vanilla extract, semisweet chocolate chips, sour cream, sugar, assorted holiday candy

butter, softened, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla extract, cake flour, salt, holiday sprinkles and colored sugars

sugar blend, butter, softened, canola oil, eggs, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, ground allspice, baking soda, holiday sprinkles

checkerboard or windowpane shaped pretzels, holiday m &m s plain chocolate candy (red & green), hugs chocolates, hershey chocolate kisses

sugar, fast rising yeast, bread flour, salt, water, milk, butter, instant potato flakes, egg

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, chocolate and walnut cookies, recipe follows, cocoa powder, chopped walnuts, almond-orange cookies , recipe follows, orange , zested, sliced almonds , finely chopped in a blender to a coarse flour consistency, chunky marmalade, sliced almonds, for topping, coarse sugar , for sugar cookies only

pepperidge farm puff pastry sheets, egg, water, apricot preserves or raspberry jam, dried cranberry, softened, toasted sliced almonds, brie cheese, pepperidge farm entertaining cracker quartet collection

frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained, red bell pepper, diced, minced garlic, artichoke hearts, drained and mashed, sour cream, grated parmesan cheese, salt and ground black pepper to taste, heavy cream

cream cheese, smoked sliced beef, chopped, green onions, finely chopped, hot pepper sauce

sugar, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, holiday m &m (hershey s holiday candy coated bits), rolled oats, cocoa krispies cereal (or regular flavor ), white chocolate chips

sugar, scant 2 cups corn syrup, water, food color, liquid or paste, blue and white, white vinegar, magic flowers, see recipe for magic flowers (show jq1a03), cake, see recipe for classic genoise (show jq1a03), buttercream, see recipe for basic buttercream (show jq1a03), simple syrup, see recipe for simple syrup (show jq1a03), rolling fondant, see recipe for rolling fondant (show jq1a03), royal icing, see recipe for royal icing (show jq1a03), assemble the centerpiece : you need to first make the glue to stick everything together. place the extra sugar pieces (those are remnants of the sugar that you poured freeform on to the silpat) in the microwave and heat until it begins to bubble. watch carefully to be sure it does not burn., next you need to make the sugar supports to hold the moon vertically and to support the 8-inch sugar circle that will be resting on and in the moon, creating the level stand for the cake. you will need 4 support pieces in serving to build the centerpiece. to make the supports, heat a metal triangle or metal scraper on the burner of the stove. place the heated edge on the 4-inch sugar circle allowing the heat of the metal to cut the 4-inch sugar circle into quarters. use the heated metal scraper to also cut 2 to 2 1/2 inches off 1 of the 2 pointed tips of the moon. you will need to do this on an angle of about 90 degrees, in serving to create a somewhat flat edge. this flat edge will provide a level landing spot for the 8-inch sugar circle that will be the cake stand attachment of the moon., pour some of the melted sugar into the center of the 12-inch circle and glue the moon vertically into place. the end of the moon that you cut off is now the bottom of the moon. hold the moon straight until the sugar sets. glue the first 2 support pieces (these are the pieces that you cut by quartering the smallest sugar circle) at the wide, face of the moon, gluing 1 on either side. these 2 supports should be touching both the face of the moon and the base the moon rests on vertically. these supports will steady the moon in its vertical position on the round sugar base. glue your third support piece on the narrow backside of the moon. this will create a bridge of support in the back, from the moon to the base. in other words it will prevent the moon from rolling backwards. once all 3 supports have hardened you can glue the 8-inch sugar circle to the cut edge of the moon, creating a level cake stand inside the moon. the circle will be sitting on both the cut level area and the inner curve of the moon. additionally, you might find that you need the forth support piece to steady the 8-inch level stand. glue it into place wherever you think more support is required.

brownie mix (for 13x9-inch pan), m & s (for the holidays), cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, eggs, vanilla extract, cream (optional)

unsalted butter, marshmallows, capfuls or 1 tsp green food coloring, crispy rice cereal, cinnamon hard candies plus 1/4 cup for decorating (recommended: red hots), white chocolate, holiday sprinkles, sheets parchment paper

butter, softened, domino dark brown sugar, domino granulated sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, vanilla extract, creamy holiday glaze

bean dip, taco seasoning mix, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped green chili, sliced black olives, green onion (sliced ), tomato (squeezed and diced )