More Christmas Recipes

 

Christmas Savoury Strudel

Mock Turkey

Braided Sweet Potato Bread

Turkey Stuffing

Spicy Cranberry Relish

Tofu Turkey

Holiday Nut Roast

Cranberry Fritters

Greek Christmas Bread

Great Gluten Turkey

 


Great Gluten Turkey

 
    1/2    yard, cheesecloth
      2 tb poultry flavoring mix
  1 1/2 c  ; water
      1 tb soy margarine or oil
      2 tb white wine or gluten stock
      2    sheets,bean curd sheet-- aka yuba
      2 c  dressing of choice
-----------------------------------GLUTEN-----------------------------------
      5 oz (fl) vital wheat guluten flr
      1 oz (fl) whole wheat pastry flor
      1 tb poultry flavoring mix
      5 oz ; water
 
Mix the flours, water and flavor mix. Dough should be
  firm, add more flour if it is not. Roll the gluten out
  into a rectangle, place on the spread-out cheesecloth
  and loosely fold edges over it to meet in the middle
  (this is to keep it from getting glued to itself
  during cooking). Then roll it up lengthwise (loosely
  to allow for expansion).
 
  Tie the ends and and around the middle with string.
  Make sure you allow for expansion to 2-3 times its
  original size.
 
  Place this in a pot with the water and seasoning and
  bring to a boil, then lower to simmering for 1 1/2
  hours. Turn at least once during cooking. This can be
  done two days in advance.
 
  Prepare your dressing and remove the gluten from the
  stock (which will be used for gravy). Unroll the
  gluten and fill with the dressing or mound the
  dressing on the baking pan and tuck the gluten around
  it.
 
  Reconstitute the bean curd sheets by soaking for 5
  minutes in hot water. They'll turn white and pliable
  but will be fragile. Cover the cooked gluten roll with
  2 or 3 layers of this. Brush the "turkey" with the oil
  or melted soy margarine between layers and on top. Mix
  the wine or stock with the remaining oil ormargarine
  and use this to baste thile baking. Two T seasoning
  mix may be added to the stock for more flavor.
 
  Place in a pre-heated 350 degree oven and bake for 45
  min to 1 hour, basting every 15 minutes. If it begins
  to brown toomuch, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
 
  Carve and serve with stuffing.

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Mock Turkey

2 c  rolled oats
      2 c  hot water
      2    green onions, minced fine
      4    eggs
      2 tb cooking oil
      2 c  ground nut meats
      1    (walnut prefered)
      1 c  ground sunflower seeds
      2 tb peanut butter
      1 ts poultry seasoning
      2 ts sea kelp
 
 
  Pour the hot water over the rolled oats.  Add the rest
  of the ingredients. Oil a baking pan and shape the
  mixture in the form of turkey, using stalks of celery
  for the legs and shaping the mixture around them. Use
  small oblongs of the mixture for wings.  Pat oil over
  the outside and bake in a moderate oven until done in
  the middle, probably 45 minutes. Loosen with a spatula
  and remove to a meat platter. Garnish and serve hot.
  Serves 4 to 6 .

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Turkey Stuffing

 
    1/4 c  olive oil
      1    shallot,finely chopped
      1    onion,large,finely chopped
  1 1/2 c  celery,finely chopped
     12 c  bread,stale,cut in 1/2 cube
      2 tb sage,ground
    1/2 ts thyme,dried
    1/2 ts celery seed,ground
    1/2 ts paprika
      1    pepper,freshly ground
  2 1/4 c  stock,strong vegetable

  1. Heat the oil, shallot, onion and celery in a heavy pot. Saute
  until the vegetables begin to soften, then add bread cubes, sage,
  marjoram, thyme celery seed, paprika and pepper to taste. Mix well.
  Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes over medium-low heat.
  2. Add hot vegetable stock to pot and mix well. Cover and cook over
  low heat for 30 minutes or longer, stirring frequently, until bread
  cubes have broken down. (The secret to a good stuffing is in the slow
  cooking and the frequent stirring.)
 


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 Braided Sweet Potato Bread

      1 pk dry yeast
    1/4 c  lukewarm water
    1/4 c  safflower oil
      1 ts thyme
  1 1/2 c  mashed sweet potato
      3 tb sweetener
      1 c  soymilk
      3 c  wholewheat flour
      1 c  unbleached white flour
    1/2 c  cornmeal
  1 1/2 ts salt
      1    soymilk for brushing loaves
 
Combine yeast & water & let stand for 10 minutes.  Stir in oil & thyme,
  followed by potatoes, sweetener & soymilk.  Stir gently till mixture is
  smooth.
 
  In another bowl, combine flours, cornmeal & salt.  Make a well in the
  centre & pour in wet mixture.  Mix together, then knead on a floured bowl
  for 10 minutes.  Let rise, covered till doubled in bulk.
 
  Punch down dough & divide into 6 pieces.  Roll each piece into a long coil
  with hands, about 1-inch in diameter.  To make each loaf, braid 3 coil s &
  pinch ends together.  Place on a floured baking sheet, cover with damp
  cloth & let rise till doubled in bulk.  Brush tops with soymilk & bake in a
  preheated 350F for 40 to 50 minutes, till tops are golden.

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  Spicy Cranberry Relish

      3 c  cranberries,washed
      1 c  honey
      1 c  water
      1    naval orange,medium
      1 ts ginger,fresh or ground
    1/2 ts cinnamon,ground
    1/2 ts cardamom,ground

  1. Bring cranberries, honet and 1/2 cup of water to a boil in a
  saucepan. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, then uncover and simmer 10
  minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
  2. Quarter unpeeled orange and chop it finely in food processor. Add
  to simmering cranberry mixture with remaining 1/2 cup of water and
  spices. Stir well and simmer an additioal 20 minutes, stirring
  occasionally. Chill before serving.


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Tofu Turkey

 
      5 lb medium firm tofu
    1/2 c  sesame oil (no substitutes)
    1/4 c  tamari
    5 Tablespoons of veggie chicken seasoning
    4 Tablespoons of brewers yeast
    1 Tablespoon Braggs Aminos (or sub soy sauce)
    3 Tablespoons sage or turkey seasoning
    10 to 15 cups dressing

  Mash tofu well. (For optimal results, blend a firm
  Chinese style tofu with a smaller portin of Japanese
  style, such as Mori-Nu Firm.)
  Mix tofu with all ingredients except tamari, sesame oil and dressing.
  Line an 11" colanderwith a single layer of moistened cheesecloth. Transfer
  tofu to colander. Press tofu to flatten, and fold
  edges of cheesecloth over it. Place a cake tin or
  other flat object over the surface of the tofu and
  weigh it down with a heavy object (about 5 lbs) to
  press the liquid from the tofu.
 
  After the tofu has drained for 1 hour, hollow out to
  within 1 inch of the colander. Fill the cavity with
  your favorite stuffing. Pack in stuffing and cover
  with the remaining tofu. Pat down so surface is flat
  and firm. Oil a roast or turkey pan, place pan over
  colander, and flip over so that flat surface of filled
  tofu faces down. Remove cheesecloth.
 
  Mix sesame oil and tamari to use as a basting
  liquid. Baste tofu with liquid. Bake covered at 400
  deg. F for 1 hour. Remove cover, baste, and return to
  oven to bake uncovered until top becomes golden brown,
  about one hour more. Baste again at least once during
  remaining cooking time.


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Cranberry Fritters

      8 oz cranberry jelly, canned
      5 tb flour
    1/2 ts baking powder
    1/2 ts sugar
      5 tb water
      1 c   vegetable oil - for deep-frying
      1    flour; for dredging

 

  This recipe makes three to four small servings.
 
  DIRECTIONS: =========== Cut the jelly crosswise into three round
  slices, 1/2 inch thick.  Cut each slice into three strips,
  approximately 1/2 x 1/2 x 2-1/2 inches.
 
  Prepare a batter by blending the flour, baking powder, sugar, and
  water.
 
  Heat oil for deep-frying; after it is hot, keep the heat around
  medium-high.  Dredge the cranberry jelly strips lightly in flour,
  making sure all sides, including the ends, are dusted.  Then dip them
  in the batter to coat completely, and immerse them in the oil until
  golden brown. Fry only a few at a time.  Drain on paper toweling, and
  eat while hot.

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Christmas Savoury Strudel

 
      3 tb olive oil
      2    onions; chopped
      2    garlic cloves (or more) crushed
     28 oz canned tomatoes in juice
      1 ts dried basil
      3 fl red wine
      8 oz buttom mushrooms - washed & sliced
      1    salt
      1    freshly ground black pepper
     10 oz filo pastry
      4 oz butter; melted
  3 1/2 oz roasted cashew nuts roughly chopped

  Heat the oil in a fairly large saucepan, add the
  onions and cook them, with the lid on the pan, for
  about 10 minutes, until they are tender but not
  browned.  Add the garlic, the tomatoes together with
  their liquid, the basil and the wine.  Let the mixture
  simmer gently without a lid on the pan, stirring from
  time to time, until the liquid has disappeared and it
  is quite thick - this will take about 20 minutes. Add
  the mushrooms and cook for a further 5 minutes or so,
  or until the mushrooms are tender and any liquid which
  they make has boiled away. Remove from the heat and
  season to taste.
 
  When the filling mixture has cooled, you can assemble
  the strudel, which can then be cooked straight away,
  or kept in the fridge for a few hours until you're
  ready, or in the freezer for at least a month. I find
  it easiest to assemble the studel directly on to a
  large baking sheet, which means you don't have to lift
  it later.
 
  Set the oven to 200 C/400 F/
 
  If you have the type of filo pastry which is long and
  narrow -- about 30 x 20 cm (12 x 8 inches) -- lay two
  sheets side by side, overlapping them slightly where
  they join.  If you have the type which is quite large
  ~- about 30 cm (12 inches) or so square -- lay out one
  sheet. Either way, brush the surface with a little
  melted butter and then sprinkle with a third of the
  nuts.  Put another layer of filo pastry on top, brush
  with butter, and scatter with nuts. Repeat with
  another layer, then a final layer of filo pastry,
  which you just brush with butter. Now tip the tomato
  filling mixture on top and spread it to about 2.5 cm
  (1 inch) of the edges. Fold the edges over, to enclose
  the edge of the filling then, starting from one of the
  widest edges, roll the whole thing up like a Swiss
  Roll, trying not to let it break (although it's not
  the end of the world if it does). Brush with melted
  butter and garnish with some shreds or shapes of filo
  pastry.
 
  Put the strudel into the oven and bake for 30 minutes,
  or until golden brown.  Transfer carefully to a
  serving dish with the aid of two fish slices.


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Holiday Nut Roast

 
      2 md carrots; grated
      2 md onions; chopped
      2    garlic cloves; crushed
      1 c  walnuts; ground
      1 c  whole wheat flour
      1 c  wheat germ
    1/2 c  tamari
    1/2 c  ; water
      2 ts rosemary, thyme.

  Mix all ingredients together.  Mix should hold a
  shape. Add more four as needed.
 
  Bake in a greased 9X9 pan at 350 degrees for 45
  minutes.
 
  Serve with gravy:


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Greek Christmas Bread

 
     1 pk (or 1 tablespoon) active dry yeast
    1/4 c  warm water (110 to 115 degrees)
    1/3 c  sugar
      1 ts ground cardamom
    1/4 ts salt
      1    egg
    1/4 c  milk
    1/4 c  vegetable oil
  1 1/2 c  whole wheat flour
      1 c  all-purpose flour
    1/4 c  golden raisins
    1/4 c  walnuts, chopped

 
 
  Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.  Combine the
  sugar, cardamom, salt, egg, milk and oil in a large
  bowl.  Mix well.  Add the yeast mixture, flours,
  raisins and nuts. Mix well. Add enough extra flour to
  make soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured
  surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5
  minutes. Shape into a round loaf.
 
  Put the dough into a lightly-oiled 8-inch-round cake
  pan.  Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm
  place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Bake in a
  350-degree oven 35 to 40 minutes, or until brown.
 
  Serves 15


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