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‘Tis the season… and Czechs simply love Christmas! It might be the smell of cut pine, grandma’s cookies, candlelight, or all of the above – so forget all the worries about gift-shopping and join us on this family-friendly Christmas experience! We’ll show you how to Czech up your holidays with a simple vanilla crescents recipe that you can do together with your kids. To balance up this sweetness overload, we’ll show you how we traditionally cut apples on Christmas Eve and throw in other curious traditions for good measure. Get ready for a unique hands-on experience, and learn all the useful tricks that will make your family’s holiday season truly magical!
Highlights:
- New baking skill: Learn to prepare yummy vanilla crescents to enrich your holiday season
- A delicious treat: Share this typical kind of Czech Christmas cookies with your whole family
- Cultural lesson: Discover who brings presents in the Czech Republic and other Christmas traditions
- Fun facts: Find out why Czechs have live carp in their bathtubs at Christmastime
- The spirit of Christmas: Delve into the festive mood with the smell of vanilla across your whole household
Here’s What You’ll Need:
- 1/2 cup or 60g all-purpose white flour
- 8 tsp or 20g powdered or confectioners’ sugar
- 9 tsp or 20g ground wall-nuts (please grind before the start of the tour in your food processor)
- 3 1/2 tbsp or 50g butter
- 1 egg yolk
- cinnamon
- salt
Final touches:
- a bowl of powdered sugar
- vanilla sugar
Important: Make sure to have all the ingredients and the dough ready before the start of the tour!
Goodies to Enjoy during the Whole Season
Did you know that vanilla crescents can last up to several weeks? You just need to store them in an airtight (important!) container in a cool place and you can snack on these here and there throughout the whole holiday season. Make sure to hide them well though, the kids will be trying to get their hands on them all the time – we know what we talk about…
Dobrou chuť!
