Easy Christmas Dinner Recipes

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Christmas is the merry-making time of the year. Christians thoroughly enjoy this festival. Kids get gifts from Santa Clause. Christians exchange gifts. They sing songs and arrange big parties. They prepare special food on Christmas Eve. They have many things to do on Christmas. Therefore, for them we have given easy Christmas dinner recipes to make their job easy. You can enjoy the delicious array of holiday dishes, which will add shine to your table on this special festival. Below is given the list of easy Christmas dinner recipes.

1. Cranberry Congealed Salad Recipe:

   This is a special Christmas dish. Your guests will surely enjoy this delicious dish. It will work especially well for Christmas festival.

   Ingredients

   • 1/2 cup sugar
   • 3 packages raspberry-flavored gelatin
   • 1 (12-ounce) package fresh cranberries
   • 2 cups cranberry juice, chilled
   • 1 can crushed pineapple, undrained
   • 2 cups boiling water
   • 2/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
   • Lettuce leaves
   • Fresh mint sprigs
   • Pickled peaches
   • 2 celery ribs, diced
   • Garnish: chopped pecans, toasted

   Method

   • To prepare this Christmas dish, you first need to cut cranberries in a food processor until coarsely chopped
   • Now, you need to stir together cranberries as well as sugar in a bowl
   • After this, you need to stir together gelatin and two cups of boiling water in a bowl
   • Add juice and then chill for 30 seconds
   • Now, stir in pineapple, pecans, celery and cranberry mixture.
   • Chill the mixture for 8 hours
   • Beat eight ounces softened cream cheese in medium speed with mixer. Fold in eight ounces frozen whipped topping and stir.
   • Layer parfait glasses with lettuce and then cream cheese mixture

2. Two-Seed Bread Knots Recipe:

   This is one of the easy Christmas dinner recipes that your guest will surely enjoy eating. This is another delicious Christmas dish

   Ingredients

   • 1 envelope rapid-rise yeast
   • 3 1/2 cups bread flour
   • 1 cup warm water
   • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
   • 3 tablespoons olive oil
   • 2 tablespoons sugar
   • 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
   • 1 tablespoon water
   • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
   • 1 egg yolk

   Method

   • To make this dish, first you need to preheat oven to 200 degrees
   • After this, you need to combine yeast and one cup of warm water in a liquid measuring cup
   • Let that mixture stand for five minutes
   • Now, you need to combine salt, sugar and flour in a mixing bowl
   • Add yeast mixture and oil. Now, you need to beat at low speed with mixture for one minute
   • Now, you need to separate dough into 20 same portions. Shape every portion into 7-inch rope and shape into a knot
   • Combine egg yolk and one tablespoon water, brush on rolls
   • Now, you need to sprinkle sesame seeds and then place on parchment paper
   • Finally, you need to turn off and cover rolls with plastic wrap
   • After this, you need to place it in oven and let rise for 15 to 20 minutes
   • At last, you need to remove from oven and preheat to 400 degrees
   • Now, discard plastic wrap
   • Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes