Duck in honey with apples
We suggest you start with the preparation of festive baked birds. Let it be a duck with apples ... Due to the addition of honey, the duck turns out to be rosy and very tasty!
Ingredients:
- Duck - 2-3 kg
- 2-3 tbsp. l honey
- Antonov or any other sour apples
- 20 g of vodka
- Salt and pepper - to taste
Cooking method:
1. Make a mixture of vodka, salt and pepper. Coat it with the whole duck inside and out. Next, grate the duck with honey.
2. Cut the apples in half. Put the halves of apples inside the duck, pinch the skin with toothpicks so that the juice does not leak. Also attach with toothpicks the skin from the neck of the duck to the breast. Put the bird in the baking dish with the back down, in a circle, lay out the remaining apples.
3. Bake for 2 hours (time may vary depending on the weight of the duck). When the duck begins to bake, you need to open the oven from time to time and water the duck and apples with melted fat.
British turkey
Another baked bird for those who prefer more dietary meat.
Ingredients:
Turkey (5.5 kg)
For filling:
6 thin slices of bacon, 1 small onion (finely chopped), 2 celery sticks (crushed), 2-3 cloves of garlic (crushed), 75 g of mushrooms (chopped), 75 g of chestnuts (peeled and chopped), 175 g of fresh breadcrumbs , 2 tbsp. l grated orange zest, 1 tbsp. l juniper berries, 2 tbsp. l parsley, 1 large egg, 2 tbsp. l orange juice
Garnish:
halves of peeled oranges filled with fried mushrooms with parsley
Cooking method:
1. Preheat the oven to 190 ° C 10 minutes before cooking.
2. Lightly fry bacon, onions, celery and garlic for 5 minutes, add mushrooms and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, add remaining ingredients and mix.
3. Start the bird from the side of the neck, and then the whole cavity of the carcass, roll the remaining stuffing into balls and spread around the turkey in the last 20 minutes of baking.
4. Place onions and juniper berries inside the turkey. Put the bird breast-down in the pan and bake. After an hour, turn the bird back. Remove the turkey from the oven, cover with foil and leave for 15-20 minutes so that it is evenly saturated with juice.
Tiramisu
A classic Italian dessert that no one can refuse, even on New Year's Eve. The divine combination of layers of coffee and cream! Translated, this name means "cheer me up." And, as Italians say, it is pronounced with emphasis on the last syllable: "TiramisU"!
Ingredients:
- 250 g Mascarpone Cheese
- 4 eggs (separate the yolk from the protein)
- 75 g icing sugar
- 125 ml cold strong coffee
- 1 pack (about 30 pieces) of Savoyardi cookies (oblong biscuit, called Sponge Fingers).
- 75 g grated dark chocolate
- 60 ml (4 tbsp.) Rum or brandy (or coffee / chocolate liquor)
Cooking method:
1. Beat the Mascapone cheese with a whisk until it is completely soft. In another bowl, beat the yolks and sugar until white, add them on a spoon to the "Mascapone", continuing to whisk with a whisk. In a separate very clean bowl, beat the squirrels to soft peaks and add the protein mass in “Mascapone” with yolks one spoonful.
2. Combine coffee and rum (brandy, liquor) in a form with low edges, then dip 15 cookies in coffee (half the norm). Place the soaked cookies on the bottom of the pan or portioned vases.
3. Put half the cream mixture with "Mascapone" on the cookie. Dip the remaining cookies in coffee and lay on a cream in a dense layer. Lay out the second layer of "Mascapone" on top. Lightly tap on a vase or shape so that the layers are even. Cool the dessert for at least 3 hours, and it is better to leave it in the refrigerator for the night.
4.Before serving, sprinkle with grated chocolate and sift cocoa powder.
On a note:
- Chocolate must be very hard so that it is easy to rub.
- You can sprinkle with tiramisu and white chocolate, decorating the dessert with dark chocolate chips.
- You can also decorate the top with several coffee beans, dipping them first in chocolate.
Cinnamon rolls
We suggest you fill the house with the aroma of fresh pastries with cinnamon on the eve of the holiday. Such buns are gorgeously frozen; they can be prepared in advance and heated in a matter of seconds. For a cup of morning coffee with a bun, the same festive mood will come to you ...
Ingredients:
For 16 pieces:
- 250 ml of milk
- 150 g butter
- 250 g fine sugar
- 7 g dry yeast
- 2 eggs (beat)
- 550 g plain flour (sift)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp. l sour cream
- 125 g icing sugar
- Juice 1 Lemon
Cooking method:
1. Heat milk without boiling, add butter, 130 g sugar and a whisper of salt. Stir and let cool slightly. Add yeast and stir until they dissolve. Add eggs, then enough flour to make an elastic dough. Knead on a surface sprinkled with flour, put in a bowl greased with oil and leave to rise until it doubles. Divide in half and roll 2 large ovals.
2. Mix the remaining sugar with cinnamon and sour cream. Spread with a mixture a layer of dough and roll it with a long roll. Pinch the edges. Now you can either cut the roll into thick pieces to make buns, or make parallel cuts on the surface, leaving the roll whole. Allow the workpieces to rise again 2 times (about 30 minutes).
3. Preheat the oven to 190 ° C. Bake rolls for 25 minutes or longer, if it rolls, until golden brown. Before the finished product cools completely, mix the powdered sugar with lemon juice and grease the buns. appetite!
Enjoy your meal! Tasty and happy holidays!
