bout 375\u00b0F.
Let Stollen rest on baking sheet and
Stollen:
Combine the yeast with
Cover raisins, currants and fruit with cognac for at least 1 hour.
Drain; mix with nuts and knead into bread dough.
Cut dough in half; roll each piece into an oval about 1/2-inch thick.
Fold over almost in half, so that bottom edge extends beyond the top. Lightly roll to set.
Place on a buttered baking sheet; allow to rise until puffy.
Brush with melted butter.
Bake at 375\u00b0 about 45 minutes until loaves are golden brown.
Brush again with melted butter while loaves are warm.
Decorate with sugar icing, whole toasted ...
Scald milk.
Add sugar, salt and butter; cool to lukewarm. Mix yeast with 1 tablespoon sugar; add to lukewarm milk.
Stir. Add eggs.
Add 3 cups of flour; beat well.
Add the cardamom, raisins and citron.
Add rest of flour until smooth and satiny. Place in warm place for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Divide dough into 1/3 for each Stollen.
Roll each part to an 8 x 10-inch oval.
Press center; fold over.
Let rise 45 minutes, until doubled.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for about 30 minutes.
ack. Just before serving the stollen, sift the confectioners' sugar over
Slice the Stollen thinly and spread one side
Prepare 1/4 recipe Deluxe Rolls.
When dough is light, turn out on board and knead in 1/4 cup raisins or currants.
Pat out into a circle, about 7-inches in diameter.
Brush with melted butter.
Crease and fold like a Parker House roll.
Brush with melted fat.
Cover and let rise about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
Bake in moderate oven (375\u00b0) for 25 to 30 minutes.
While still warm, brush with confectioners frosting; sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Choose 2 colors of sugar-free gelatin (for example, red and green for Christmas).
Dissolve large box of gelatin in 2 cups boiling water.
Add cold water.
Pour half of this into each of two molds or all in a 9 x 13-inch glass dish.
Let stand until firm. Spread on Pineapple Cheat Cake Layer (recipe follows) and top with layer of second color gelatin (mixed as previously stated).
Serves 15.
The assembled cake is 9 x 26 inches long.
Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Combine in a large bowl the cake mixes, eggs, butter and orange juice.
Mix at medium speed for 4 minutes.
Stir in grated peel and pour into prepared pans.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool 15 minutes, then remove from pans.
Place completely cooled cakes upside-down and end to end.
Spread 2 cans frosting on top and sides.
Draw a Christmas tree shape and border in the frosting.
inch thickness. Cut with Christmas cookie cutters and arrange on
uickly, combine ice cream and Christmas pudding in a medium bowl
tir while they make a Christmas wish.
Spoon the batter
Cut out picture from Christmas card, then with pinking shears, cut construction paper about 1/4 inch larger than the picture. Hold 2 pieces together and punch a hole in the top with hole punch.
Take approximately 4 inches of ribbon, double it over, put the looped end through punched hole and pull the two cut ends through the loop and tighten.
Tie tag to package.
These can be made from any size Christmas card.
Write to and from on the construction paper.
CHRISTMAS PUDDING:
Mix all ingredients for the Christmas Pudding together well.
Put into 1-pound coffee cans or other cans that have been greased.
Put a piece of foil over the top securely.
Set cans in water and steam for 3 hours, watching that the water does not boil away.
Serve with Sherry Sauce on top of each piece.
SHERRY SAUCE:
Beat eggs well.
Put sugar and butter in a bowl and work with fingers.
Add the beaten eggs and then beat again with mixer.
Add the sherry and mix well.
In a double boiler, melt caramels, butter, and milk. Keep water in the bottom of pot to a minimum boil.
Dip one marshmallow into melted mix using a fork (or something sharp).
Remove, and roll in Christmas colored Rice Krispies.
Place on tray covered with wax paper.
Repeat until bag of marshmallows is finished.
Freeze marshmallow balls if desired.
Enjoy.
Mix juice, syrup and ginger ale together well.
Add Christmas Ice Ring.
Place lime sherbet in bowl.
Stir in 1/4 Cool Whip until smooth*.
Spoon into crust.
Place raspberry sherbet in bowl.
Stir in 1/4 Cool Whip until smooth*.
Spoon on top of lime sherbet/Cool Whip mixture.
Cover with remaining Cool Whip.
Freeze about 4 hours or until firm.
Let stand about 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with Christmas candy.
Store pie in freezer.
Crumble Christmas pudding into a jug. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend with a hand blender until smooth and fluffy. Leave to chill in fridge for approximately 4 hours.
Blend the mixture again before serving with a little extra milk until you have froth. Pour straight into chilled shot glasses.
Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until thick and pale.
Break up the Christmas pudding with a fork and distribute it evenly through the yolk mixture.
Add the rum and mix.
Whip the cream until soft peaks and fold into the mixture.
Whip the egg whites, stiffly, and fold into the mixture.
Transfer to a container and freeze for several hours until set.
This ice cream does not require beating during freezing.
Make Rich Tea Biscuit dough, adding more milk to make a drop biscuit dough. Spread the dough 1/2 inch deep in an oblong 9 x 12-inch baking dish. Peel and pare apples; cut in eighths. Press apple slices into top of dough very close together. (It won't hurt if more than a layer thick.) Dot with butter or oleo. Mix cinnamon and sugar together.
Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes or until done. Serve warm or cold with Lemon Sauce (recipe follows).