Classic Holiday Recipes For Your Family
The holidays are a wonderful time to relax and spend time with your loved ones
. It can seem sometimes that with all of the modern technology around us, we forget about simpler times and traditional holiday family time. One way to capture the holiday moment is to make a few classic holiday recipes.Below are a few classic holiday recipes for your family:
Buttery Eggnog: This is alcohol free eggnog that can be enjoyed by the entire family, including children and expectant mothers. Ingredients include: 6 eggs, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon butter flavor extract, 4 cups milk, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, Use a whisk to mix the eggs and sugar in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in 2 cups of milk and cook mixture over low heat. Make sure that you continually stir until it thickens a bit. Remove from heat and mix in the rest of the milk and the butter flavor extract. Chill before serving.
Holiday Cheesecake: Acquire 1 Graham Cracker Crust or make your own graham cracker crust. Ingredients include: 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened, 1/2 C Sugar, 2 Eggs, and 1/2 Tsp Vanilla. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add the remaining ingredients and beat until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove and let it to completely cool. Now, make the topping: You will need 1 C Sour Cream, 1/2 C Sugar, and 1/4 Tsp Vanilla Extract. Mix until well blended. Pour over the cheesecake. Add a fruit topping. Place in the Refrigerator until it is time to serve. It is a delicious holiday sweet.
Classic Holiday Glazed Ham: Ingredients you will need include: 1 ham (half or whole), 1 jar of maraschino cherries, 10 - 15 whole cloves, 1 can of sliced pineapples, 2 tablespoons yellow mustard, and 3/4 cup of brown sugar (light). First you must preheat the oven as stated on the package that the ham was in. Then bake the ham as instructed from the cooking directions on the package. About 45 minutes prior to the ham being completely cooked, remove it from the oven. Arrange the pineapple slices on top of the ham and hold them with the cloves. If you are not using cloves, then use toothpicks. Put a cherry in the middle of each pineapple slice and hold them with a toothpick or clove. In a bowl, mix the mustard, brown sugar, and the juice from the can of pineapples to make the glaze for the ham. Bake the ham for 30 minutes. Take the ham out of the oven and it is ready to be carved.
Rum Ball Recipe: This recipe is a delicious holiday treat. Ingredients include 200 g (7 oz) finely ground shortbread cookies, 200 g (7 oz) butter, melted, 50 g (1.7 oz) cocoa, 300 g (10 oz) powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, 1 tsp rum, and 1-2 eggs. Mix all ingredients together and then shape into balls.
This holiday season take a little time to make some classic holiday recipes for your family, neighbors, and friends. You will enjoy adding traditional holiday customs in this high-tech modern world.
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