Christmas Morning Wreaths Recipes

CHRISTMAS WREATHS

Steps:

• Combine all filling ingredients in a bowl; cover and refrigerate until ready to use. For dough, combine warm milk, sugar, salt and yeast in a bowl. Let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, shortening and 3 cups flour; mix until smooth. Add enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 to 1-1/2 hours. Punch dough down; divide in half. Roll each half into an 18x9-in. rectangle. Spread each with half of the filling. Starting at the long end, roll up tightly and seal edges. Place on a greased baking sheet, sealing ends together and forming ring. With a scissors, cut two-thirds of the way through the ring at 1-in. intervals. Carefully turn each section onto its side. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, 30-45 minutes. Bake at 350° for 25-20 minutes or until golden. Cool for 20 minutes. Beat confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Remove wreaths to platter; drizzle with icing while warm. Decorate with candied cherries if desired.

CHRISTMAS WREATHS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cream together the butter or margarine, confectioner's sugar, flour and peppermint extract. Mix well.
• Separate dough into two equal parts, put into separate bowls and tint with food-coloring. Roll dough into SMALL balls, approximately 1/2 tsp per cookie. Place six balls in a circle, alternating colors onto cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes. NOTE: I guess you could omit peppermint flavoring or substitute it, but we like peppermint, so I have not tried variations or substitutions .

CHRISTMAS WREATHS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows, and cook until melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in the food coloring, vanilla, and cornflakes.
• Quickly drop heaping tablespoonfuls of the mixture onto waxed paper, and form into a wreath shape with lightly greased fingers. Immediately decorate with red hot candies. Allow to cool to room temperature before removing from waxed paper, and storing in an airtight container.

NO-BAKE M&M'S WREATHS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine the cereals in a bag and roughly crush into small pieces with a rolling pin. Pour into a large bowl, add the peanuts and raisins and toss.
• Combine the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, heavy cream and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, stirring, until the caramel darkens a shade and releases from the sides of the pan when stirred, 4 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat. When the caramel stops bubbling, stir in the marshmallows and food coloring. Add to the cereal mixture and stir.
• Working quickly, drop 1/4-cup mounds of the mixture onto the baking sheet. Let cool slightly, then press each into a wreath shape while still warm and press mini M&M'S onto each. Let stand until set, about 1 hour.

CHRISTMAS WREATHS

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat.
• Add marshmallows and melt them over low heat.
• Stir the marshmallows constantly until smooth.
• Remove from heat and add food coloring and vanilla.
• Mix in cornflakes.
• Keep the mixture warm by placing the saucepan in a large pot or skillet filled with 1 inch with hot water; replace water as it cools.
• Working quickly so mixture does not harden, use 2 spoons, or lightly greased fingers to drop small mounds of cornflake mixture onto wax paper.
• With lightly greased fingers, quickly form cornflake mixture in wreaths with holes in the center.
• Immediately, decorate wreaths with red hots.
• When wreaths dry you can string them on nylond string or gold ribbons for tree decorations or you can eat them!

CHRISTMAS WREATHS

Steps:

• In a double boiler, melt margarine with vanilla and green food coloring.
• Add marshmallows and stir until melted and smooth.
• Add corn flakes.
• Remove from heat.
• Drop by heaping tablespoons onto waxed paper and form into wreaths.
• Add 3 cinnamon candies to represent berries on poinsettas.
• Cool and enjoy!