Christmas Sauerbraten Recipe

                                                            Christmas Sauerbraten Recipe

Christmas Sauerbraten Recipe Ingredients

4 pounds boneless, rolled beef chuck or round
Salt and pepper
3 cups white or cider vinegar
3 cups water
4 large onions, sliced
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
2 tablespoons sugar
10 whole cloves
All-purpose flour
2 tablespoons lard or vegetable oil
Crumbera Knepp, page 24
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup raisins

Christmas Sauerbraten Recipe Cooking Process

Rub beef with salt and pepper. Place in a large, stainless, glass or plastic bowl (not
aluminum). In a large saucepan, combine vinegar, water, onions, bay leaf, peppercorns,
sugar and cloves. Heat just to simmering; do not boil. Pour vinegar mixture over beef to
partially cover. Cool, then cover and refrigerate 4 to 6 days, turning meat each day.
Remove meat from marinade, reserving marinade. Wipe meat dry. Rub meat with flour.
Heat lard or oil in a heavy Dutch oven. Brown meat on all sides in hot fat. Pour vinegar
mixture over beef. Taste and dilute with water if it seems too sour. Reduce heat. Simmer,
covered, 2 to 3 hours or until meat is tender and vinegar mixture cooked down. Prepare
potato balls for Crumbera Knepp. Remove beef and keep warm. Strain liquid and return
to Dutch oven. In a cup, mix 3 tablespoons flour with a small amount of water to make a
paste; whisk into liquid in Dutch oven. Bring to a boil and cook, whisking, until
thickened. Add ginger, allspice and raisins. Cook potato balls for Crumbera Knepp.
Moisten roast with gravy and serve remainder in a gravy boat. Serve meat with hot
dumplings. Makes 8 servings Christmas Sauerbraten Recipe.

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Christmas Red Flannel Hash Recipe

                                                    Christmas Red Flannel Hash Recipe

Christmas Red Flannel Hash Recipe Ingredients

3 medium-sized beets, cooked
1 large potato, cooked
1 pound ground cooked meat
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup butter
1 medium-sized onion, chopped
1 tablespoon whipping cream

Christmas Red Flannel Hash Recipe Cooking Tips

Grease a 2-quart baking dish. Chop beets and potato using a knife, or chop in a food
processor fitted with the steel blade until coarse but not fine. Turn into a medium-sized
bowl. Mix in ground meat, salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat half of butter. Add
onion. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until onion is translucent. Stir in meat
mixture. Cook over low heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Preheat broiler. Lift
mixture into greased baking dish. Melt remaining butter and combine with cream.
Spoon over hash. Broil 3 inches from heat 5 minutes or until hash has a rich brown crust.
May be served with poached eggs on top. Makes 4 servings Christmas Red Flannel Hash Recipe.

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Christmas New England Boiled Dinner Recipe

                                             Christmas New England Boiled Dinner Recipe

Christmas New England Boiled Dinner Recipe Ingredients



1 (3- to 4-pound) lean beef brisket or corned beef
8 medium-sized onions, peeled
1 small head cabbage, cut into wedges
8 large carrots, cut into chunks
2 white turnips, cut into 1/2-inch slices
8 medium-sized potatoes, quartered
8 whole beets
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Melted butter (optional)
Freshly grated horseradish (optional)


Christmas New England Boiled Dinner Recipe Cooking Tips

Place meat in a deep heavy pot. Add water to cover. Simmer 3 to 4 hours or until meat is
fork-tender. Add whole onions, cabbage, carrots, turnips and potatoes. Simmer 20 to 30
minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Meanwhile, place beets in a separate pot.
Add water to cover. Simmer until tender. Peel cooked beets. To serve, slice beef and
arrange vegetables around it on a large platter. In the classic arrangement, carrots and
turnips are at opposite ends. Cabbage wedges and beets are on opposite sides of platter
from potatoes and onions. Season with salt and pepper. Pour melted butter over
vegetables, if desired. Serve with Northern Johnnycake or Corn Bread, page 142, Beaten
Biscuits, page 139, or white rolls. Freshly grated horseradish can be passed at the table.
Apple Pie, page 188, completes the menu. Makes 4 servings with enough leftovers for
Red Flannel Hash, opposite.
20 Christmas New England Boiled Dinner Recipe•

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Christmas Round Steak & Onions Recipe

                                           Christmas Round Steak and Onions Recipe

This is also known as Swiss steak and often has cheese sprinkled on top before serving.

Christmas Round Steak and Onions Recipe Ingredients

1 to 1-1/2 pounds round steak
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf marjoram
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter
2 medium-sized onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup beef broth
1/2 cup dairy sour cream

Christmas Round Steak and Onions Recipe  Cooking process

Cut steak into 4 pieces. On a plate, mix salt, pepper, marjoram and flour. Dredge steak in
flour mixture. With the side of a plate, pound flour mixture into steaks, adding more of
mixture until steaks are about doubled in diameter and about 1/4 inch thick. In a heavy
skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add onions. Saute 10 minutes or until golden. Lift
out onions; set aside. Add steak to hot fat; brown over medium-high heat. Add beef
broth and sauteed onions. Cover and simmer over very low heat 1 hour or until steaks
are fork-tender. Remove steaks onto a warm platter. Stir sour cream into pan drippings,
whisking until smooth. Pour over steaks and serve. Makes 4 servings Christmas Round Steak Recipe.

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Christmas Pickled Beetroot with Shallots - Pickled Beetroot with Shallots Recipe

Christmas Pickled Beetroot with Shallots - Pickled Beetroot with Shallots Recipe

Christmas Pickled Beetroot with Shallots - Pickled Beetroot with Shallots Recipe Ingredients

1 lb (450 g) raw beetroot 2 shallots 6 fl oz (175 ml) red wine vinegar ½ level teaspoon mixed pepper berries ½ level teaspoon crushed sea salt
Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 5, 375°F (190°C).



Christmas Pickled Beetroot with Shallots - Pickled Beetroot with Shallots Recipe Cooking process


You will also need an 18 fl oz (500 ml) jar, sterilised as described above.
Trim the beetroot and wipe them, but leave the skins on. Then wrap them all up together in a parcel of foil. Place the parcel on a baking sheet and bake them for about 3 hours or until they feel tender when pierced with a skewer. Now remove them from the oven and, as soon as they are cool enough to handle, peel off the skins and slice the beetroot thinly.
Peel and thinly slice the shallots too, then layer the beetroot and shallots in the sterilised jar. Next place the vinegar, berries and salt in a small saucepan, bring up to simmering point, and pour the whole lot straight over the beetroot and shallots to cover them completely. Seal the jar immediately, label it when cold, then store. The
beetroot doesn't need to mature – it can be eaten within a day or two and will keep well, provided it is always totally immersed in the vinegar (so you may need to top it up after you use some).

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Christmas Royal Icing Recipe

                                                                     Royal Icing Recipe

Christmas Royal Icing RecipeRecipe Ingredients

1 lb 2 oz (500 g) icing sugar, sifted 3 large egg whites 1 teaspoon glycerine
Place the egg whites in a bowl, then stir in the icing sugar, a spoonful at a time, until the icing falls thickly from the spoon. At this stage, stop adding any more sugar and whisk with an electric whisk for 10 minutes or until the icing stands up in stiff peaks, then stir in the glycerine.

Christmas Royal Icing Recipe Cooking process

Now spread the icing all over the top and sides of the cake as evenly as possible using a palette knife. Switch to a broad-bladed knife (or smaller palette knife) to 'spike' the icing all over to give a snow-scene effect. Leave the cake overnight for the icing to dry out before placing it in a container till needed.
Note: this recipe contains raw eggChristmas Royal Icing RecipeRecipe.

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Pistachio Christmas Cake recipe

                                                     Pistachio Christmas Cake recipe

Pistachio Christmas Cake recipe Ingredients



1 pkg. of white Duncan Hines cake mix
3 eggs
1 cup of Wesson oil
1 cup of 7-Up
2 oz. of chopped walnut tidbits
2 pkgs. of Royal Pistachio pudding mix


Pistachio Christmas Cake recipe Cooking Process

Mix cake and 1 package pudding together. Bake in bundt pan at 350 degrees for 40 to 45
minutes, don't over bake. Cool cake before tipping upside down.
FOR THE FROSTING:
1 pkg. of pistachio pudding
1/2 pint of whipping cream
1 cup of milk
Mix together and frost cake. Add cut cherries (red and green) to make wreaths on top of
cake
Pistachio Christmas Cake recipe .

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Classic Christmas Cake Recipe

                                                   Classic Christmas Cake Recipe

Classic Christmas Cake Recipe Ingredients


1 pkg. (8 oz.) of cream cheese, softened
1 cup of butter, softened
1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon
2 1/4 cups of sifted cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 jar (8 oz.) of maraschino cherries, drained & chopped
1 cup of chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
4 eggs
2 tablespoons of milk

Classic Christmas Cake Recipe Cooking Process

In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, granulated sugar, vanilla and spices. Add eggs,
1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. In small bowl, combine flour with baking
powder; gradually add 2 cups of the flour mixture to butter mixture. To remaining flour
mixture add maraschino cherries and 1/2 cup of the chopped pecans; fold into batter.
Grease 10 inch bundt pan or tube pan; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 15
minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan
on wire rack 5 minutes. Loosen edge; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
In small bowl, beat powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Spoon icing over cake.
Garnish with pecan halves and candied cherries.

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Christmas Applesauce Cake recipe

                                                      Christmas Applesauce Cake recipe

Christmas Applesauce Cake recipe Ingredients



3 cups of applesauce
3/4 cup of shortening
3 eggs
2 cups of sugar
3 1/2 cups of flour
2 teaspoon of baking soda
4 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon of cloves
1 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of chopped nuts
1 lb. of raisins
1 lb. of orange slice candy


Christmas Applesauce Cake recipe Cooking process

Cream shortening, sugar and eggs until light. Sift dry ingredients together. Add to
creamed mixture alternately with applesauce. Add nuts, raisins and cut up gum slices.
Bake 1 1/2 hours in 325 degree oven in greased paper lined pans. Fill pans not over 2/3
full.

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Date Orange Nut Cake Recipe

                                                       Date Orange Nut Cake Recipe 

Date Orange Nut Cake Recipe  Ingredients


2 cups of sugar
1 cup of oleo
4 eggs
1/2 cup of buttermilk
1 teaspoon of soda
1 tablespoon of grated orange rind
3 1/2 cups of flour
1 lb. of chopped dates
1 lb. of chopped orange candy slices
2 cups of chopped nuts
1 cup of flaked coconut

Date Orange Nut Cake Recipe  cooking process






Cream oleo and sugar well. Add eggs, one at a time and beat well after each one.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk and add to mixture. Add the orange rind and flour then the
dates, orange slices, nuts and coconut. Makes a stiff dough, mix with hands if necessary.
Bake in greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 1/2 hours Date Orange Nut Cake Recipe .

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White Christmas Cake recipe

                                                         White Christmas Cake recipe

White Christmas Cake recipe Ingredients



1 cup of butter or margarine
1 (16 oz.) pkg. of powdered sugar
6 eggs
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 cup of cold water or use cherry juice
3 cups of all purpose flour, unsifted
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 (8 oz.) jar of cherries, drained & halved
1 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans
1 (14 oz.) pkg. of flaked coconut

White Christmas Cake recipe cooking Process

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat 2 whole eggs into the creamed
mixture. Separate remaining 4 eggs and beat in yolks, salt and vanilla. Add the water
alternately with flour and baking powder. Stir in cherries, nuts, coconut with a spoon.
Beat 4 egg whites until stiff, fold into batter. Bake in a greased and floured cake tube pan
for 2 hours at 325 degrees or 2 loaf pans for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

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Old Fashioned Christmas Cake recipe

                                                 Old Fashioned Christmas Cake recipe

Old Fashioned Christmas Cake recipe ingredients


2 cups of flour
1 cup of light brown sugar
1 cup of raisins
1 sm. box of glace cherries
2 tablespoons of crystallized ginger, chopped
1/2 cup of walnuts, chopped
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
2/3 cup of butter
4 eggs
1 cup of currants
1 sm. box of glace peel
1 teaspoon of allspice
1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves


Old Fashioned Christmas Cake recipe cooking process

Cream butter and sugar; beat in eggs. Fold in half of flour mixed with spices. Dust fruits
and nuts with a little flour and mix in. Fold in remainder of flour. The batter will be
stiff. Grease and flour a 10-inch loaf pan or a round baking pan 3 inches deep. Bake at
325 degrees for 2 hours. Test for doneness with a fine skewer. If it shows any batter,
bake for up to 30 minutes more. If top is too dark before cake is ready, cover lightly with
foil Old Fashioned Christmas Cake recipe
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German Christmas Cake Recipe

                                                  German Christmas Cake Recipe

German Christmas Cake Recipe Ingredients



1 lb. of raisins
1 cup of hot water
1 lb. of bulk pork sausage
1 teaspoon of soda
2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 lb. of pitted dates, cut roughly
1 lb. of English walnut halves
1 lb. of dark brown sugar
1 cup of mixed candied fruits
1 teaspoon of ground cloves
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of ground allspice
Pinch of salt

German Christmas Cake Recipe Cooking Process

Combine raisins and hot water, cooking until slightly plumped; set aside. Place sausage
in a large mixing bowl; sprinkle with soda. Pour water in which raisins were cooked in
over sausage. Mix with hands or on lowest speed of electric mixer. Add remaining
ingredients mixing slowly, but well. Place mixture into 6 to 7 lightly greased small loaf
pans (5x3 inches). Bake at 375 degrees for 2 1/2 hours. Yield: 6 to 7 cakes. Note: Add
1/2 cup bourbon or cognac to mixture if desired. Make cakes 3 weeks ahead of serving
time for best results. Store in a cool, dark place and brush with bourbon or cognac each
week German Christmas Cake Recipe.

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Christmas Orange Slice Cake recipe

                                                Christmas Orange Slice Cake recipe

Christmas Orange Slice Cake recipe Ingredients


3 1/2 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 lb. of orange slices (gumdrops)
2 cups of walnuts, chopped
1 (3 1/4 oz.) can of flaked coconut
1 (8 oz.) pkg. of dates, chopped
1 cup of butter or margarine
2 cups of sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon of soda
1/2 cup of buttermilk
1 cup of orange juice
2 cups of powdered sugar

Christmas Orange Slice Cake recipe Cooking process

Combine and set aside, the cut up orange slices, chopped walnuts, chopped dates and
flaked coconut. Add 1/2 cup of the flour mixture, to the orange slice mixture, mixing
well. Work with spoon until light, the butter. Add the sugar and beat well. Add the
eggs, one at a time. Combine the soda and buttermilk. Add alternately with flour
mixture. Blend well after each addition. Add candy mixture, mix well. Turn into tube
pan, greased and floured. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Mix well the
orange juice and powdered sugar. Pour this mixture over the hot cake. Let stand
overnight in the refrigerator before removing from the pan. Punch holes in cake with an
ice pick so the glaze will soak into the cake Christmas Orange Slice Cake recipe
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Dark Christmas fruit Cake Recipe

                                                   Dark Christmas fruit Cake Recipe

Dark Christmas fruit Cake Recipe Ingredients


1 cup of currants
3 cups of light or dark raisins
1/2 cup of dried preserved orange peel
1/2 cup of diced preserved lemon peel
1 1/2 cup of diced preserved citron
1 cup of halved candied cherries
1 cup of diced preserved pineapple
1 cup of pecan halves
1 cup of blanched almonds, cut lengthwise
1 teaspoon of nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1 cup of shortening, softened
6 eggs, separated
1/2 square of unsweetened chocolate, melted
1/4 cup of fresh, frozen or canned lemon juice
1/4 cup of orange juice
2 cups of sifted all purpose flour

Dark Christmas fruit Cake Recipe cooking process

Thoroughly grease 3" to 4" deep 10" tube pan. Cut heavy waxed paper to fit bottom and
sides of pan. Line pan with waxed paper (be sure paper fits snugly) and lightly grease
paper. Or use aluminum foil without greasing. In large bowl, thoroughly mix currants,
raisins, peels, citron, cherries, pineapple and nuts with 1 cup flour until all are coated
with flour. Start heating oven to 300 degrees. Sift remaining 1 cup flour with spices
and soda. In large electric mixer bowl, with mixer at medium speed, or cream blend
shortening with sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating
thoroughly after each addition. Add melted chocolate. At low speed or blend, beat in
alternately, just until smooth, flour mixture and fruit juices. When mixture is thoroughly
blended, stir by hand into fruit mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into cake
mixture. Turn into tube pan. Bake 2 hours and 20 minutes or until cake tester inserted
in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan; remove paper; store to mellow Dark Christmas fruit Cake Recipe.

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Christmas Coconut Cake Recipe

                                                   Christmas Coconut Cake Recipe

Christmas Coconut Cake Recipe Ingredients

1 (18 oz.) pkg. of butter cake mix with pudding
1 (14 oz.) can of sweetened condensed milk
1 (8 1/2 oz.) can of cream of coconut
1 (15 1/4 oz.) can of crushed pineapple
1 (12 oz.) carton of thawed whipped topping
1 (12 oz.) pkg. of coconut
1 (10 oz.) jar of maraschino cherries
1 pkg. of crushed pecans


Christmas Coconut Cake Recipe cooking Process

Grease and flour bottom only of 13x9 inch pan. Set aside. Prepare and bake cake mix
according to package directions. Punch holes in top of warm cake with small knife.
Combine condensed milk and cream of coconut, pour over warm cake; let cool. Spread
pineapple over cake. Top with whipped topping. Sprinkle coconut on cake. Decorate
with cherries and pecans. Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Cut into squares and serve.
Yields 15 to 18 servings. Keep in refrigerator
Christmas Coconut Cake Recipe.

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Christmas Jewel Cake recipe

                                                       Christmas Jewel Cake recipe

Christmas Jewel Cake recipe Ingredients




3 cups of pecans, chopped
2 sm. boxes of coconut
3 rings of candied pineapple
2 boxes of dates
1 lb. of candied cherries
1 can of Eagle Brand condensed milk
1 tablespoon of vanilla
1/2 cup of flour

Christmas Jewel Cake recipe Cooking Process

Cut everything and mix well. Add milk, vanilla, and flour. Line a tube pan with oiled
brown paper. (I use a clean brown grocery bag, measure pan size and cut it to size. I use
oil or shortening to oil paper.) Pack mixture lightly into paper lined tube pan. Bake 30
minutes at 250 degrees and 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool a little. Invert cake on rack
and remove paper. Place on cake plate and cool before serving. It keeps well (at room
temperature) for several days. Simply rich and delicious Christmas Jewel Cake recipe.

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Colors of Christmas Cake Recipe

                                                          Colors of Christmas Cake Recipe

Colors of Christmas Cake Recipe Ingredients


1 (3 oz.) pkg. of red gelatin (raspberry, strawberry or cherry)
1 (3 oz.) pkg. of orange gelatin
1 (3 oz.) pkg. of lime gelatin
2 cups of graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup of butter or margarine
8 oz. of pineapple juice
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 (3 oz.) pkg. of lemon gelatin
2 pkgs. of whipped topping mix

Colors of Christmas Cake Recipe Cooking process

Mix red, orange and lime gelatins by instructions on box. Pour gelatin into 3 shallow
pans (9 x 14 inches) and let set. When set, cut each pan of gelatin into 1/2 inch cubes and
mix together in bowl. Return cubed gelatin to refrigerator for later use. Mix graham
cracker crumbs, butter or margarine together and press into bottom of rectangular cake
pan (9 x 14 x 2 inches). Bake in 350 degree oven for 5 minutes or until brown. Remove
and let cool. Dissolve sugar in pineapple juice and bring to a boil on stove. When
boiling, add lemon gelatin and dissolve stirring frequently. remove from stove and allow
to cool until it forms a syrup. Prepare 2 packages of whip topping according to label
directions, add pineapple-gelatin mix to whip topping and fold in well. Fold in your
cubed mixed gelatin into your whip topping, and then spoon completed mixture into your
pan with graham cracker crust. Sprinkle a little graham cracker crumbs on top of your
cake and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours before serving Colors of Christmas Cake Recipe.

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Christmas Eggnog pond Cake recipe

                                                  Christmas Eggnog pond Cake recipe

Christmas Eggnog pond Cake recipe Ingredients


1 cup of butter
1 cup of Crisco shortening
3 cups of all-purpose flour
1 cup of commercial dairy eggnog
1 cup of flaked coconut
3 cups of sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon of lemon extract
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of coconut extract

Christmas Eggnog pond Cake recipe cooking process

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream butter and shortening. Gradually add sugar, beating
well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Using a spoon, add flour
to creamed mixture alternately with eggnog, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in
coconut and flavorings. Blend well. Pour batter into well-greased and floured 10-inch
tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Cool 10 minutes in pan. Remove Christmas Eggnog pond Cake recipe.

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Christmas Tree Coffee Cake Recipe

                                                   Christmas Tree Coffee Cake Recipe

Christmas Tree Coffee Cake Recipe Ingredient

2 pkgs. of active dry yeast
1/2 cup of warm water
1 1/4 cup of buttermilk
2 eggs
5 1/2 cup of flour
1 1/2 cup of butter or margarine
1/2 cup of sugar
2 teaspoon of baking powder
2 teaspoon of salt

Christmas Tree Coffee Cake Recipe cooking process

In a large mixer bowl, dissolve yeast and warm water. Add buttermilk, eggs, 2 1/2 cups
of the flour, the butter, sugar, baking powder and salt. Blend 1/2 minute on low speed,
scraping bowl constantly. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed, scraping bowl. Stir in
enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle. Dough should remain soft and
sticky. Turn dough onto well floured board. Knead 5 minutes. Shape dough into desired
coffee cakes and rolls. Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake at
375 degrees. GLAZE: Mix 2 cups confectioners' sugar, 2 to 3 tablespoons water or milk
and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cream until smooth. Trim with colored sugar.

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