Thanks to a reader of My First-Grader who sent this easy and festive holiday recipe. She tells us this is "an easy recipe that we love to give as a gift as well."
Ingredients
Two cans (small size) refrigerator biscuits
cinnamon sugar (add ½ tsp. cinnamon to ¼ cup sugar)
¼ cup margarine (or softened butter)
1/2 cup raisins or dried cherries (if desired)
¼ cup melted margarine or butter
rolling pin
cookie sheet
non-stick spray
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Preheat the oven according to the package directions. Bring both cans of biscuit dough to room temperature (makes rolling the dough easier). Form each batch of dough into a ball. (Try not to knead the dough too much as it will make it tough.)
On a lightly floured board, roll each ball of dough out flat, about a 1/4 inch thick, into a rectangle. Spread a little margarine (or softened butter) and lightly sprinkle some or all of the cinnamon sugar (depending on your taste) all over the biscuit dough. Top with the raisins (or other dried fruit). Start at one end and roll the filled dough jelly-roll style into a log and pinch to seal the seam. Cut each filled roll into 8 cinnamon rolls and lay them on the cookie sheet.
Brush a little melted margarine (or butter) on top of each roll. Bake according to package directions. After the rolls have cooled, shape them into a Christmas tree and put colored plastic wrap over them. Enjoy!
Cinnamon Baked Apples
What could be more comforting than the smell of apples baking in the oven? A GreatSchools.net staff writer offers this traditional recipe as a healthier dessert (or breakfast treat) and alternative to the many cookies and cakes of the season!
Ingredients
4 large apples
1/4 cup raisins
3 Tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar
1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup apple juice
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400°. Core apples to within 1/2" from the bottom. Place apples in a shallow baking dish. Combine raisins, brown sugar and cinnamon. Spoon about 1 tbsp. of the mixture into the center of each apple. Pour apple juice into the baking dish. Cover and bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until apples are tender.
December 2005
