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In France they call their Christmas Noel. They put small gifts, candy, nuts, and fruits under the tree. In France, Christmas is a time for family, generosity, family reunions, and gifts for the poor people. They celebrate Christmas by region. They call Santa Claus Papa Noel. In the eastern and the northern France, their Christmas season begins on th December 6 . Their
Christmas celebration starts th on December 5 on St. Nicholas Eve. They eat wheat, carrots, corn, beans, squash, tomatoes, peas, maize, oats, barley, onions, apples and fish. They sing French carols and also sing songs such as silent night and jingle bells. On Christmas Eve is when the French celebrate their Christmas and also their family goes to church to celebrate as well.
Ingredients: Yield: 3 dozen Units: US | Metric 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 cup softened butter (NO MARGARINE!!) 1 teaspoon orange juice 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder powdered sugar, for rolling Directions:
Sift together flour and baking powder in separate bowl. In second bowl, beat together sugar and egg until it becomes lemon-colored. Add butter, orange juice and vanilla. Mix until thoroughly incorporated. Slowly begin adding flour mixture (about 1/2 cup at a time) and blend; continue until all flour is used. Form into 2 flattened rectangles, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 1 hour. When ready to roll, set oven to 400 deg F. Cover baking sheets with parchment paper (can be reused from batch to batch). Sprinkle powdered sugar onto rolling surface as you would flour. Roll out one rectangle into desired thickness and cut out; place on baking sheet, making sure not
to let cookies touch. Re-form scraps and roll again (may have to add more powdered sugar for rolling); continue until all dough is used. Once baking sheet is full, place into oven and set timer for 6 minutes. Depending on cookie thickness, baking time can range from 6-10 minutes, so check at the 6minute mark to determine whether you need to bake longer. When light golden in color, remove cookies from baking sheet and place on cooling racks or flat surface covered with parchment. Cool to room temperature and frost with favorite frosting. If decorating, I recommend the following frosting (also appears in recipezaar under "Cutout Cookie Decorator Icing":. 1 cup confectioners sugar. 2 tsp milk. 2 tsp light corn syrup. 1/4 tsp vanilla. food coloring.
Holiday customs
French Cookies (Belgi Galettes) Rated: Submitted By:
KSCREW
Photo By: KSCREW Prep Time: 15
Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minute
Ready In: 16
Minutes Servings: 144
"Pressed in a galette iron and cooked on the stove, these delicious brown sugar cookies are a Christmas tradition in southeast Kansas." INGREDIENTS:
2 pounds dark brown sugar 1 pound butter 7 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
DIRECTIONS: 1.
In a large bowl, stir together the brown sugar and butter until smooth and creamy; then add eggs and vanilla, and beat well. Gradually stir in flour. Set bowl over a hot water bath, and stir to blend ingredients. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
2.
Preheat the galette iron.
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Shape dough into 1 inch balls, and place in the galette iron. Close the iron, and cook the cookies. This should take about 30 seconds in an electric galette iron, or 2 to 4 minutes in a handheld iron over a medium flame. Carefully remove cookies and cool on wire racks.
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/france/map_of_france.jpg Sources
http://www.thehistoryofchristmas.com/traditions/france.htm
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/christmas-traditions-around-the-world-ga5.htm
http://french.about.com/cs/culture/a/christmas.htm http://allrecipes.com/RecipeTools/Print/Recipe.aspx?recipeID=80149&origin=detail&servings=144&metric=false