Friday, December 2, 2011

About French Food: The Sweetest Holiday

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From Rebecca Franklin, your Guide to French Food

Chilly weather calls for a warm, sipping beverage that is as easy to prepare as it is delectable. Try rich chocolat chaud for a family affair. Get toasty to your toes with slightly spicy, aromatic mulled apple cider. If you find yourself in need of a beverage for adult palates, look no further than this vin chaud recipe, our most popular Christmas beverage. (A liberal splash of Cognac is the not-so-secret ingredient!) All of these recipes are tailor-made for blustery days and evenings spent indoors. Enjoy!


Chocolate Buche de Noel Recipe

The first Christmas yule log cake, or buche de Noel, recipe was cleverly created in the late 1800s by a French pastry chef looking to replace and pay culinary homage to the original yule log tradition. This new, gastronomic tradition caught on in spectacular fashion, and the Christmas dessert is now celebrated worldwide. This chocolate buche de Noel recipe showcases a light-as-air, vanilla Genoise cake rolled into a cylinder with the richest, homemade chocolate buttercream frosting...Read more.


Chestnut Spread Recipe

Rich, creamy, and irresistibly sweet, this chestnut puree recipe is a nearly exact copy of a certain famous French chestnut spread which shall remain nameless. The easy preparation takes less than 25 minutes and the luxurious reward of silky, sugary chestnuts far outweighs a few minutes spent in the kitchen. Spooned into jars and given as gifts for the holiday season, swirled into tarts, or folded into mousse, this sweetened chestnut puree is absolutely delicious. It also tastes wonderful as a substitute for the chocolate filling in the new buche de Noel recipe above... Read more.

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Maple Sugar Pie Recipe

I get several thank you letters for this tried and true favorite every holiday season. Canadian maple sugar pie is one of Quebec's most famous desserts. The intense maple pie has surprisingly few ingredients and can be adjusted according to your personal tastes. It tastes wonderfully luxurious garnished with both whipped cream and ice cream. The results are a sweet-as-candy treat that can be divided into 12 to 14 petite servings, making it a great choice for a party... Read more.


Cinnamon Palmiers Recipe

When one thinks of palmiers, the tiny scroll-like pastries, sweet and flaky cookies come to mind. These cinnamon palmiers are just that: warm and buttery, with a touch of comforting, caramelized cinnamon. You can whip up these treats ultra-fast, so they're perfect for last-minute gatherings or an untamed sweet tooth. They're also one of About French Food's most popular Christmas cookies for the fourth year in a row... Read more.


 


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