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Christmas Recipes: Main Dishes. No.8 of 12 - Christmas Pheasant
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Taking Jesus Out of Christmas
I am sure you have all heard by now how the secular forces in our country are attacking the true meaning of Christmas. These secular forces are trying to literally replace the term "merry Christmas" with "happy holidays." They are trying too re-name our ...

The Christmas Temptation - Department Store Credit Cards
Now that we are heading at breakneck speed to the peak retail season (ie Christmas), you will soon, if you are not already, be wondering what to do about all those gifts and other expenses that need to be catered for in the holiday season. November and ...




Christmas Recipes: Cakes & Tarts. No.2 of 7 - Prune, Apple & Calvados Tart
 
Christmas recipe serves: 8
calories per serving: 685
preparation time: 30 minutes + chilling
cooking time: 50 minutes
Suitable for freezing
Christmas recipe ingredients:
* white flour, plain 175 g (6 oz)
* butter, 225 g (8oz)
* caster sugar, 124 g (4 oz)
* orange, grated rind and juice from 1
* egg yolk, 1
* prunes, no-soak pitted 225 g (8 oz)
* eating apple, 1
* calvados, 60 ml (4 tbsp)
* almonds, ground 25 g (8 oz)
* eggs, beaten 2
* almonds, slivered or flaked 25 g (1 oz)
* apricot jam, 125 g (4 oz)
* Greek yogurt or fresh cream
Christmas recipe instructions:
1. Food process grated orange rind, caster sugar (25 g, 1 oz), chilled diced butter (125 g, 4 oz). Continue until like breadcrumbs, then pour into a bowl.
2. Blend mixed egg yolk and water (30 ml, 2 tbsp) into the mixture from step 1 and form a ball. Cover and chill for about 30 minutes.
3. Pour grated apple and chopped prunes over the


calvados. Mix the remaing caster sugar, beaten eggs, ground almonds with the remaining butter (melted).
4. Line a 9 inch tin (1.25 inch deep with loose base) with thin rolled pastry . Bake until set.
5. Take the almond mixture from step 3 and add the prunes and apples. Sprinkle with almonds and bake for 30 minutes at gas mark 5 (190 degrees centgrade, 375 F) or until a light brown color. Cool for about 20 minutes.
6.Sieve a mixture of melted jam and orange juice (15 ml, 1tbsp) and brush over the top of the cooked tart. Serve cold or warm with fresh cream or greek yogurt.
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