Russian Christmas recipe?

Question

What is an easy recipe for a traditional russian Christmas recipe? I have to make something that will serve 18 5th graders. Thanks.

Answer 1

Russian Tea Cakes


1 cup softened butter or margarine
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts



In a large bowl combine ingredients on low speed of mixer about 1 minute. Blend well. Gradually add flour at low speed until just combined; stir in nuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls; place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 F for 8-10 minutes until firm to the touch but not brown. Do not overbake. While warm, roll in powdered sugar. Cool; re-roll in powdered sugar before serving.

Simple and easy.

Answer 2

Recipes for Russian Christmas Russian Christmas Coffee Cake - a Christmas Morning Treat Ingredients:1 cup sugar Filling and Topping 1/2 lb. butter (or margarine) 3/4 cup sugar 1 pint sour cream 4 tablespoons cinnamon 3 unbeaten eggs 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 2 1/2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Cream together sugar and margarine. Mix in the sour cream. Add the unbeaten eggs, one at a time. In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Combine the flour mixture gradually into the butter/egg mixture. The dough will become stiff. Spoon half the dough into a well-greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Mix together the topping ingredients: sugar, cinnamon, and nuts. Sprinkle 3/4 of the topping/filling over the first half of the dough. Add the remaining dough and sprinkle rest of topping. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. Cool 1 hour before removing from the pan. Russian Christmas Tea Cakes Ingredients: 1 cup margarine softened 2 cup flour 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar 1/2 cup pecans, or walnuts chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla extract confectioners' sugar Preparation: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cream the margarine, sugar and vanilla together until light and fluffy. Mix in the flour and pecans. Chill for 2 hours. Pinch off small pieces of dough and roll into 1-inch balls. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a 375-degree oven until very lightly brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Roll in confectioners' sugar before serving. Store in an airtight container. Makes 3 dozen.

Answer 3

Here's an amazing recipes for Russian Apple Cake (Yabluchnyk) it serves about 12, so you may want to make two. Enjoy!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup butter
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup cream
4 large apple - peeled, cored and thinly sliced

Struesel Topping
2 tablespoons cold butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly butter an 8 inch square baking dish. Sift together 1 1/2 cups of flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Cut in 1/2 cup of butter until the mixture is crumbly. Stir together the egg with the cream and gently mix into the flour until a soft dough has formed. Press into prepared baking dish. Layer the apples into the dish overlapping, in neat rows. Prepare streusel by mixing the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Cut in 2 tablespoons butter until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over apples. Bake in preheated oven until apples have softened, and topping has browned, about 25 minutes.

Answer 4

I would substitute ground beef for the sirloin

Beef Stroganoff...russian Style

Ingredients

(4 servings)

l Lb. sirloin steak, cut in thin strips
4 tb All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Salt
4 tb Butter or margarine
1 ea 3 oz. can sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 ea Chopped onion
1 ea Clove of garlic, minced
1 tb Tomato paste
1 ea 10 oz. can beef broth
1 c Sour cream
Hot buttered noodles


Instructions

Coat beef strips with 1 tbsp. flour and salt. Brown beef strips quickly in 1 tbsp. butter in a skillet. Add mushrooms, onion and garlic; cook until onion is crisp-tender, 3 to 4 min. Remove meat and mushrooms from pan. Add 2 tbsp. butter to pan drippings; blend in 3 tbsp. flour. Add tomato paste. Stir in broth. Stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Return meat and mushrooms to skillet. Stir in sour cream; cook slowly until heated through. Do not boil. Serve over hot buttered noodles. Makes 4-5 servings.

Answer 5

Make Borst, Pierogies, Stuffed Cabbage, Kielbasa with Sour Kraut but most important of all home made "Paska," bread! The kids will love it!

Answer 6

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/russian-tea-cakes-i/detail.aspx

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES ARE YUMMY! i tried them from this website and they are tops. They are something that are nice to have on hand around Christmas

Answer 7

Hummm??? Sounds goood!