9 christmas steamed Recipes

sambuca romana, advocaat, steamed eggnog, espresso, ground cinnamon

light molasses, melted butter, warm milk, eggs, beaten, all-purpose flour , plus additional for tossing fruit, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, candied mixed fruit (or diced dried fruit such as pineapple, pears, apples, and plums), raisins, brandy, holly sprig, for garnish, hard sauce , recipe follows, butter, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, brandy or rum

steamed or roasted chestnuts from a jar (about 6 oz; not water chestnuts), sugar, kosher salt, amber rum, unsweetened cocoa powder, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, semisweet chocolate chips, purchased refrigerated pie crusts (from two 14.1-oz packages), at room temperature, egg, beaten to blend, powdered sugar , for dusting, special equipment : a 3-inch round cookie cutter

vegetable oil, bleached all-purpose flour, chopped yellow onions, seeded and chopped green bell peppers, chopped celery, salt, cayenne, bay leaves, minced garlic, vegetable oil, quail , about 3 1/2 oz each, breastbones removed, essence , recipe follows, chicken stock, smoked sausage , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices, chopped green onions ( scallions), green parts only, chopped fresh parsley leaves, steamed white rice , for serving, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme

ground suet or shortening, brown sugar, crumbled bread with crust removed, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt , cinnamon & nutmeg, golden raisins, currants, seedless raisins, mixed candied peel, sliced cherries, eggs, beaten, dark molasses, brandy (or milk), grated rind & juice of 1 orange, lemon juice, mixed berry jam, chopped english walnuts, sauce for plum pudding, egg yolk, powdered sugar, rum or brandy, egg white, cream

raisins, sultana, self-raising flour, grated butter (about 115g/4oz), fresh brown breadcrumbs (from around 4 thick slices of bread), light muscovado sugar, mixed nuts, chopped plus extra to decorate, ground cinnamon, ground mixed spice, milk, egg, butter, for greasing, butter, light muscovado sugar, double cream, vanilla extract

raisins, suet (packed), molasses, milk, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, sugar, soft butter (a must), beaten eggs, sherry wine