- sugar
- dark corn syrup
- sweetened condensed milk
- vanilla extract
- popped popcorn
- large marshmallows
- salt
Very old recipe…Many recipes of a similar cookie call to make these with cream cheese and butter…not sour cream and not yeast. I believe those are possibly more Polish. This recipe originally called to pull all four centers into the middle making a pouch, this was called a “scarf”; I choose to pull just two corners in…this is to represent the Christ Child wrapped in swaddling.
- FILLING-
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- Extra flour for rolling out dough OR extra powdered sugar for rolling out dough.
- ADDITIONAL-
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- beaten egg white
- beaten egg yolks
- salt
- sugar
- regular rise yeast
- flour
- DOUGH-
- water as needed
- apricot preserves or peach preserves
- vanilla
- margarine
- Minute Tapioca
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- butter
- flour
- vanilla ice cream
- Powdered sugar for topping
- Cream Cheese filling
- 4oz cream cheese
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- hot brewed coffee
- instant hot cocoa mix
- dulce de leche
- peppermint crunch baking chips or mint chocolate chips
- sugar
- mini marshmallows
- ground cinnamon
- large eggs
- sugar
- salt
- vanilla extract
- ground nutmeg
- heavy whipping cream
- Additional nutmeg
- ⅓ c whole milk
- sugar
- salt
- granulated sugar
- ground cinnamon
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- granulated sugar
- coarsely chopped pecans
- fresh chopped cranberries
- melted butter
- melted butter
- orange zest
- vanilla
This is traditionally made at Christmas. Serve sliced with butter or toast it with butter…make French toast or bread pudding with leftovers!
For clear directions on making the braid, go to YouTube and look for Christmas Bread – Vanocka by Czech Cookbook. There will be an instructional video for making the braid. I mix mine different and add more raisins and additional dried fruit.
- salt
- large lemon for zest
- egg yolks
- melted butter
- Golden raisins
- cut up dried apricots
- additional whole eggs to brush over braid
- Sliced Almonds
- granulated sugar + 1 tablespoon for yeast
- milk
- Powdered Sugar
Makes about 20 pieces
- granulated sugar
- evaporated milk
- corn syrup
- vanilla extract
- chopped pecans
- sweetened shredded coconut