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Gingerbread House
| Ingredients:
- 2 packages of graham crackers - A variety of candy (canes, Smarties, M&M's, cinnamon hearts etc.) - Various nuts and/or pretzels Icing:
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Note: If you decide to use cream cheese, you will have to add
another 1/2 tbsp of milk. Be careful, this icing needs to be very
thick. If you find that it is too thin, just add more icing sugar.
Also, if you do not have pastry shortening, it can be omitted. If
you wish you can then use 1/3 cup margarine rather than 1/4 cup.
Cream the margarine, shortening and cream cheese until it is very smooth. Then add the icing sugar and milk. Again, be sure that it is very thick, (but not too thick to stir). |
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also need:
- A platter or cake board. - A cake decorator's tube and tips (optional)
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| Fill
the cake decorating bag with some of the icing and save the rest to smooth
on as snow or to color with food coloring (this is a good way to add lights).
If you use liquid food color (the paste works best) it will thin your icing,
so you may have to add a little more icing sugar. Two cake decorating
tips you can use are numbers 3 and 5.
You must first decide if your Gingerbread House will be edible or non-edible. If it is edible then the icing will act as the glue that holds the structure together. If the house will be non-edible then you can use craft or hot glue to hold it together. To build your house you will need at least these required pieces:
You can glue the gable onto the front and back walls or, if your house is small, turn one of the crackers around to make it a "tall" wall. Note: the gable walls do not have to be the front and back walls. You will then need to cut out the gable parts beginning where the top of the other two (side) walls are. Glue all edges (including top angles of gables) with a thick line of icing or glue. If you choose to glue the two gables onto the tops of the front and back walls, the top two angles should be glued to the roof pieces as well. Next place your house on the platter or cake board. You can make a cake board by cutting out the size and shape that you will need from cardboard (you may need two layers). The board can be covered with foil or with gift wrap and then saran. Glue your house down now so that you will not have to handle it again. Now you are ready to decorate!
You can use the remaining icing to add snow and use the candy as lights
or whatever you choose. You can buy ready to use tubes of icing
that are very colorful. You may want to add the packaged - type snow
that is like pillow stuffing or the confetti type. I
like to use mini- M&M's for the lights but Nerds work great too.
You can also buy all types of figurines at craft and department stores
such as lamp posts, mailboxes, trees, benches, people, snowmen, animals
and many others. Be sure to let your house dry well before you try
to cover it (if it is edible).
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Christmas Pudding
This is a rich carrot pudding that
is very delicious!
It is also quite filling, so a serving
is only equal to about 1/2 cup.
| Ingredients:
- 1 cup grated carrots - 1 cup grated potatoes - 1/4 cup milk - 1 cup flour - 1/2 cup white sugar - 1/4 cup brown sugar - 1/2 cup raisins - 1/2 cup currants or dates - 1/4 cup mixed glaced cherries (chopped) - 1/2 cup soft butter or marg. - 1/2 tsp. cloves (optional) - 1/2 tsp. nutmeg - 1/2 tsp. cinnamon - 1 tsp. soda
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| Mix together carrots,
half of the potato and milk in a medium sized bowl. Put the
remaining 1/2 cup of potato into a large bowl and add all other ingredients
in the order that they are listed - except the soda. Mix together
well. Stir in the first carrot mixture and mix well.
Add the soda last. Turn into a greased steamer or double boiler and
steam for 3 hours. Do not boil the water rapidly - and check the
water level often. Top with Rum Sauce below (essential!).
An option is to can this pudding
in sealers. Put the batter into sealers and cook for 3 hours.
Rum Sauce
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| - 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups water - 3 tbsp cornstarch - 1/2 tsp. rum flavoring - 1/4 tsp. salt (optional) - 1/2 tsp. butter or margarine
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| Combine first 5 ingredients
in a sauce pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil softly
for about one minute while stirring constantly. Stir in the margarine.
Use as a topping for Christmas Pudding.
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Shortbread Cookies
| Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar - 1 cup butter - 1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract - 2 cups flour - 1/4 tsp. salt - glace cherries (halves or pieces)
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| Cream butter. Add sugar
and vanilla and beat well. Add salt and 1/2 of the flour. Mix
well. Knead in the remaining flour and continue kneading until the
flour is well mixed. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Roll out to no
more than 1/4 of an inch thick. Cut out cookies with cookie cutters
or the rim of a glass, then transfer them to an ungreased cookie sheet.
Place a cherry piece in each center. Bake at 275 degrees F for 8
minutes or until golden brown.
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Sugar Cookies
| Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar - 1/4 cup margarine - 1/2 cup shortening - 2 eggs - 1 tsp. vanilla - 2 1/2 cups flour - 1 tsp. baking powder - 1/4 tsp. salt
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| Mix
first 5 ingredients together until smooth with an electric mixer.
Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to the first mixture.
You will need to knead the dough by hand when it becomes too difficult
to mix with the mixer. Wrap the dough with saran and chill in the
refrigerator for one hour. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Sprinkle your surface with flour and roll out the dough to 1/8 to
1/4 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters or the rim of a cup or glass.
Place cut-outs on an ungreased cookie sheet and sprinkle lightly with sugar
or colored sugar (unless you wish to ice them later). Bake for 6
to 8 minutes. These cookies do not need to brown!
Frosting Mix 1 1/2 cups icing sugar and 4 tablespoons milk together in a bowl. Separate to smaller bowls and add different food coloring to each one. Spread onto cookies with a knife or spatula. You can add candies or an outline of a different color. |
Carrot Cake
| Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar - 1/2 tsp. vanilla - 1 cup vegetable oil - 3 eggs - 2 cups grated carrots - 1 1/3 cups flour - 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder - 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda - 1/2 tsp. salt - 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
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| Beat sugar and oil in a large
mixing bowl. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Add vanilla. Mix
in the dry ingredients. Stir in the grated carrots. Pre-heat
oven to 350 degrees F. Turn batter into greased 9X13 inch pan and
bake for 40 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Cool and frost with the recipe below: Cream Cheese Icing |
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- 4 oz. cream cheese - 1/4 cup butter or margarine - 1 tsp. vanilla - 2 cups icing sugar
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