Channukah Recipes

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I will be posting a FEW of the Channukah recipes I have made over the years -- I will tell you RIGHT NOW that I do not have any CALORIC OR NUTRITIONAL information for these recipes.

Almond Raspberry Torte -- Serves 6 to 8

2/3 cup Milk
6 tablespoons Butter
8 Egg Yolks
1 1/4 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon FINELY SHREDDED Lemon Peel
1 1/2 cups Cake Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt

FILLING:

8 oz can Almond Paste
6 tablespoons Butter
2 tablespoons LIGHT Rum
6 tablespoons RED Raspberry Jam

TOPPING:

1/2 Pint Whipping Cream, WHIPPED
Sliced Almonds

HEAT milk and butter together; KEEP WARM. Beat yolks until thick. GRADUALLY add sugar, vanilla and peel. Blend HALF THE MILK MIXTURE into the eggs. Sift dry ingredients and FOLD into the egg mixture by HAND. Stir in remaining milk mixture. Bake in FOUR GREASED AND FLOURED (8 inch) round cake pans at 350 degrees for 15 MINUTES; check for doneness.

BEAT the FIRST THREE FILLING INGREDIENTS together. Spread each of the three cake layers with EQUAL AMOUNTS of filling and jam. Put layers together with the PLAIN ONE ON TOP. Ice with whipped cream and sprinkle on almonds.

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Rum Fruit Cake -- Serves 8 - 10

1 (20 oz. can) CRUSHED Pineapple ( in SYRUP or JUICE)
1 1/2 cups Sugar
1/2 cup Butter, SOFTENED
3 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 1/2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Allspice
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup DARK Rum
1 cup Raisins
1 cup CHOPPED Walnuts

RUM GLAZE:

3 tablespoons DARK Rum
3 tablespoons RESERVED Pineapple Syrup or Juice
2 tablespoons SOFTENED Butter
3 cups Powdered Sugar

DRAIN pineapple, pressing out 1 1/4 cups syrup or juice; reserve 1/4 cup for cake and 3 tablespoons for glaze.

CREAM sugar and butter. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, allspice and salt. Beat in flour mixture in THIRDS , alternately with reserved 1/4 cup pineapple liquid and the rum. Stir in pineapple, raisins and nuts. SPOON into WELL GREASED 10 inch Bundt Pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for 50 to 55 minutes until wooden toothpick comes out clean. INVERT onto wire rack to COOL COMPLETELY. Remove from pan.

While cake is cooling, BEAT ALL the glaze ingredients until well blended. Spoon rum glaze over COOLED cake. This cake tastes better even after the first day.

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Date Nut Bars -- Makes 2 dozen

3 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Pastry Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Dates, CUT UP
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup CHOPPED Walnuts
Powdered Sugar

BEAT Eggs until LIGHT. Continue beating, adding sugar GRADUALLY. Fold in flour, baking powder and salt (sifted together twice). Add other ingredients. Bake in GREASED SHALLOW PAN, 7 x 11 x 2 inches, at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from pan; COOL . Cut into bars and ROLL in powdered sugar.

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Rocky Road Candy -- Makes 4 dozen

12 DOUBLE Graham Crackers
2 cups Miniature Marshmallows
16 oz. Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup SALTED Nuts
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup FIRMLY PACKED Dark Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla

PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees. Arrange graham crackers in a SINGLE LAYER in a 15 1/2 x 1 inch Jelly Roll Pan. Sprinkle with marshmallows, then chocolate chips and peanuts.

In a small saucepan, combine butter, vanilla and sugar. Cook over LOW HEAT, STIRRING CONSTANTLY until sugar is dissolved. Drizzle EVENLY over prepared graham crackers. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Cut into 2 x 1 inch bars. Store in refrigerator COVERED . Can be stored for up to 2 days OR wrap and freeze. Can be frozen for up to one month.

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Although this recipe is what I deem as an ANYTIME YOU WANT TO MAKE IT recipe, it's so simple and so delightful that it can be prepared for Channukah or any special occasion ..

Banana Pudding Cake -- Serves 8 - 12

1 pkg Yellow Cake Mix
1 pkg Banana Pudding Mix *
1 LARGE (8 oz.) package Cream Cheese
2 - 3 LARGE Bananas
Cool Whip **

* I have used JELL-O Sugar Free Banana Pudding and/or JELL-O Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding.
** Cool Whip Light imho is a GOOD substitution in place of the regular Cool Whip

Bake cake mix according to directions in a SHEET CAKE pan. Let cool. Make pudding and BLEND in cream cheese. Spread on cake. Top cake with THINLY SLICED bananas and cover with Cool Whip.

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I got this recipe from a friend, only problem is that I don't REMEMBER how many rum balls I could make from this recipe .. HOPE you can determine how many ..

NO BAKE Rum Balls

6 oz. package Vanilla Wafers, GROUND
2 tablespoons Cocoa
1 cup Powdered Sugar
2 tablespoons LIGHT Karo Syrup
8 tablespoons Rum
Maraschino Cherries, OPTIONAL

MIX the dry ingredients well. Add syrup and rum. Roll into balls and coat in powdered sugar. If desired, place a Maraschino Cherry in the center of each rum ball as they are being formed.