Holiday Food Around The Globe by Tana March
Intro |
Kwanzaa |
Los Posados |
Chanukah |
Christmas
Chanuka means "dedication" and commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by foreign forces. When the Maccabees drove the Syrians out of Israel and reclaimed the temple after a bloody three-year battle over who's God to believe in, they cleaned and rededicated their temple by lighting the eternal light, or N'er Tamid. Unfortunately, they could only find enough oil to keep the lantern lit for one day. Inexplicably, it stayed lit for eight. Today, Jews celebrate Chanuka for 8 days, lighting the menorah to symbolize the miracle of the oil.
Latkes Ingredients: 2 potatoes peeled
1/4 cup flour
Instructions:
Grate potatoes and onions into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
In another bowl add eggs, milk and melted butter and blend.
Then add flour, salt and pepper and process to mix.
Pour over potatoes and onions and stir to mix.
Drop by quarter cupfuls on a prepared griddle or skillet.
Spread to make a 4" pancake.
Cook until brown on both sides, turning.
Serve with sour cream.
Chanuka Dreidel Cookies Ingredients: 1/2 c. butter or vegetable shortening
1 c. ground Brazil nuts
Instructions:
Cream together butter or shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
Stir in egg, orange peel, orange juice, and Brazil nuts.
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
Stir in almond flavoring and chill several hours.
Roll out dough 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured board.
Cut into "dreidel" shapes.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheets in a moderate oven, 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. If using 2 inch cookie cutters, makes about 5 dozen cookies.
Peppermint Crisps
Ingredients: 1/4 cup soft butter or margarine
1 1/3 cups flour
Instructions:
In mixing bowl, cream butter and honey until fluffy.
Add melted chocolate.Mix well.
Blend in egg and milk.
Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Chill dough at least 30 minutes.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Press each cookie with bottom of glass coated with flour to flatten.
Sprinkle each cookie with crushed peppermint stick candy.
Bake at 350 degrees F 8 to 10 minutes until done.
Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet and cool on rack.
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