Eggnog Pancakes
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A stack of Eggnog Pancakes make for a festive holiday breakfast! Light and fluffy, these decadent pancakes are sweetened by eggnog, spiced with vanilla and nutmeg and drizzled with eggnog maple syrup!Yields 14 pancakes and will serve 7 (2 pancakes per person).
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh nutmeg
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ to 2 cups eggnog (depending on thickness of eggnog)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons eggnog
- whipped cream
- ground nutmeg
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Homemade Eggnog
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Nothing is better than Homemade Eggnog during the holiday season! A thick, rich and delicious spiced beverage made from whipped egg yolks, spiced milk with a touch of vanilla. This recipe yields 9 cups.
- 4 cups whole milk
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 12 large egg yolks
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 cups half & half (use equal parts whole milk and heavy cream)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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Cheesy Gruyere Potatoes
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This holiday season, step up your side dish game by making these Cheesy Golden Gruyere Potatoes! Yukon gold potatoes are tossed in a homemade sauce of shallots, garlic and thyme and LOTS of gruyere cheese. Baked until golden and delicious! Serves 8 to 10 people (depending).
- 3 pounds Yukon gold potatoes (roughly peeled and diced into 1-inch pieces)
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup diced shallot (about 2)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 cup full fat sour cream
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese
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Easy Homemade Croissants
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These non-traditional yet easy homemade croissants are just as delicious and surpass any croissant that you would unroll from a can and bake. If you can make biscuits and roll out pie dough, then you definitely can make these beauties. Buttery and flakey and beautifully golden brown -- I've never met anyone who doesn't love croissants.
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1½ cups bread flour (plus more for rolling)
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 14 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoons heavy cream (or whole milk)
- 1 beaten egg
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Hot Honey Goat Cheese Dip
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Impress your guests with this Hot Honey Goat Cheese Dip! Goat cheese is drizzled with fig jam, hot honey (or regular honey) and baked until melty and bubbly. Garnish with chopped pistachios, dried cranberries and fresh rosemary. Serve with toasted sliced baguette, crackers or sourdough. Serves 4 to 8.
- 1 teaspoon butter (for greasing dish)
- 8 ounces goat cheese log
- 3 tablespoons fig jam
- 1 drizzle hot honey or regular (as desired)
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped pistachios
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped dried cranberries
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional )
- toasted sliced baguette, crackers or sourdough (for serving (see notes))
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Homemade Roast Beef with Easy Au jus
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A simple recipe for making Homemade Roast Beef. Beef top round is rubbed with oil, studded with slivers of sliced garlic, and seasoned with salt and pepper, sits on a bed of herbs and slowly roasts until perfect and served with a simple au jus. Serves 4 to 6 depending.
- 3½ pound top round roast
- 2 teaspoons olive oil (extra light )
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cloves garlic (large, thinly sliced)
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 4 sprigs rosemary
- plus kitchen string
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium tamari
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Peanut Butter Blossom
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Peanut Butter Blossoms are a classic holiday cookie. Soft, buttery peanut butter cookies with a Hershey Kiss in the center. Peanut butter and chocolate, one of the best combos ever.
- 1½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup creamy (or crunchy peanut butter)
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar (divided)
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream (or whole milk)
- 48 Hershey Kisses (unwrapped )
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Pecan Dreams (Snowball Cookies)
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Pecan Dreams (aka Snowball Cookies) are a classic cookie I'd always see on my Grandma's dessert table. They are crisp, buttery cookies laced with finally chopped pecans and rolled in powdered sugar.
- 1 cup pecans
- 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 1½ cups powdered sugar (divided)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt (pink Himalayan or sea salt)
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White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn
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Salty, sweet and peppermint-y popcorn! A delicious festive popcorn perfect for the holidays! Makes 6 cups or 12 (1/2 cup) servings.
- 1/3 cup white popcorn kernels
- 1/4 cup finely crushed candy canes (or about 6 candy canes)
- 16 ounces white chocolate melts ( or use 15 ounce bag of white chocolate chips or 2 (8 ounce) bars)
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
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Eggnog Croissant French Toast Bake
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Serve this Eggnog Croissant French Toast Bake this holiday season! Slightly stale croissants soak up a spiced eggnog custard and is baked with a coarse sugar sprinkled over top. Serve with a quick cranberry relish and pure maple syrup! This recipe will serve 8.
- 1 tablespoon butter (for greasing casserole dish )
- 20 ounces small all-butter croissants (set out the night before to stale, halved (about 20 small croissants))
- 5 large eggs
- 2 cups eggnog (homemade or good quality store-bought)
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste (or sub with pure vanilla extract)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground clove
- 1 pinch fine salt
- 2 to 3 tablespoons coarse sparkling sugar (for sprinkling)
- 2 cups fresh cranberries
- 1/2 cup pulp free orange juice (or use water)
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- powdered sugar
- pure maple syrup
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