Baked Treats Make for Sweet Memories This
Holiday
Season
(NewsUSA)
- Maybe it was Mom's classic sugar cookies or Grandma's gingerbread
that made the holidays so memorable for your family. As the years go
by, it's hard to imagine the holidays without the flavors and aromas of
treasured foods that evoke memories of celebrations past.
"Foods and their aromas have special meanings throughout the
year,
but nothing compares to the flavors and scents of the holidays," said
Stan Dorsey, vice president of research and development for Cinnabon
Inc. "There's something about the smell of cinnamon, nutmeg or brown
sugar wafting through the air that takes us back to cherished holiday
memories."
Try these simple tips to help create your own special
memories with food this holiday season:
* Bake with your kids. Children love the thrill - and the
mess - of
baking. Remember, however, that baking with kids is not about making
foods to adult standards or doing things perfectly. Keep the focus on
the process rather than the end product, and let the measure of success
be the time spent together.
* Use the best quality foods in your holiday recipes. Baked
goods
become even more memorable when they contain the highest-quality, most
flavorful ingredients. Today, you don't have to go to Indonesia to buy
the best cinnamon, as this and other high-quality spices are readily
available at most supermarkets at reasonable prices.
* Try something new. While tried-and-true family recipes will
always have a special place at the holiday table, try a friend's
holiday recipe or update your old favorites by adding new ingredients
to spice up your celebrations.
* Give baked goods as gifts. If you don't have time to bake
your
own holiday treats, pick up a "CinnaPack" or two at your nearest
Cinnabon bakery. The four- and six-count packages - featuring classic
or cinnamon-pecan flavors, or a combination of both - come in boxes
resembling wrapped gifts and are an inexpensive yet thoughtful way to
"wow" a loved one.
Holiday
Baking: New and Traditional Recipes for Wintertime Holidays
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The holiday season is alive with tradition, and nothing brings a family
together faster than baked goods pulled fresh from the oven. Holiday
Baking celebrates the six major events of the season with new and
traditional holiday treats everyone will love. Vida Lee's Maple Pumpkin
Pie will be gobbled up at Thanksgiving; there are three variations of
rugelach for Hanukkah; Candy Cane Cupcakes are a minty delight for
Christmas; Sweet Onion, Apple, and Cheese Tarts enliven a Boxing Day
brunch; Brown Sugar Benne Cookies are perfect for Kwanzaa; and a Bloody
Mary and Baked Mushroom Omelet on New Year's Day is the ultimate cure
for a hangover. The recipes mix and match easily, whatever the holiday.
Whether the plan calls for old-fashioned favorites or entirely new
inspiration, the eighty-plus festive recipes in this baking compendium
will bring everyone home for the holidays.
