Holiday Treats

[Anna Michele]

here's a good one to get us going




Cute to put on side of hot chocolate with the marshmallow in the drink. Dip the bottom part of the marshmallow in chocolate then put peppermint candy cane pieces on the chocolate and the. Put a candy cane in the center.

[SnowFlakey]

This morning i made 10 Tortieres for Christmas holidays. im not finished yet; im making another 10 probably on Saturday or Sunday. Some will be used as Christmas gifts when we are invited out to friends houses. Here is a picture. Recipe will follow.

[SnowFlakey]

My mother got this recipe from a old French Canadian woman approximately 50 years ago and she made it for years and now ive been making the Tortiere. I have never changed the ingrédients. MOM`S TORTIERE (MEAT PIE)





6 TO 7 SMALL TO MEDIUM POTATOES. BOIL
AND MASH VERY WELL. DO NOT LEAVE ANY LUMPS.





3 LBS OF MINCED MEAT (1 PORK, 1 VEAL
AND 1 BEEF) (3 PKGS SO IT COULD BE A BIT MORE THAN 3 LBS

FRY THE MEAT IN A SEPARATE FRYING PAN.
DRAIN OFF FAT. PLACE FRIED MEAT IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL AND LET COOL.
SET ASIDE FAT FROM FRIED MEAT.





2 ONIONS, BIG, CHOPPED AND 2 OR 3
CLOVES OF CHOPPED GARLIC.

FRY ONIONS AND GARLIC TOGETHER IN
FRYPAN WITH A BIT OF LARD (I USE CRISCO)





ADD ONIONS AND POTATOES TO MEAT. SALT
AND PEPPER TO TASTE. ADD 2 ½ TSPS (OR MORE) PARSLEY (FRESH OR
DRIED); ½ TSP CINNAMON AND ¼ TSP GROUND CLOVES. MIX EVERYTHING
WELL. ADD 1/4 CUP FAT FROM FRIED MEAT.





MIX YOUR PIE DOUGH (OR USE FROZEN).
SPOON IN THE MEAT MIXTURE INTO PIE CRUST. BAKE AT 425 -450 F
(DEPENDING ON YOUR STOVE) FOR APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MINUTES. MAKES 3
LARGE PIES OR 15 SMALL SINGLE SERVE PIES.






TO FREEZE : WRAP IN ALUMINUM FOIL
AND THEN PLACE IN FREEZER BAGS. THE TORTIERES FREEZE VERY WELL.





IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A BIGGER RECIPE,
JUST INCREASE YOUR INGREDIENTS ACCORDINGLY.

[SnowFlakey]

The 10 Tortieres i made today are a serving for 2 people, hence only 10. If you use the smaller sized tins (like from the dollar store) you will have 15 tortieres because they are single serve.

[KelJo]

holy smokes!!! that looks awesome. Bookmarking thread!! Love it !

This morning i made 10 Tortieres for Christmas holidays. im not finished yet; im making another 10 probably on Saturday or Sunday. Some will be used as Christmas gifts when we are invited out to friends houses. Here is a picture. Recipe will follow.

[SnowFlakey]

Hubby made these today from the Anna Michelle`s recipe above.

[SnowFlakey]

they dont look quite as good as the recipe above but its not bad for a guys first attempt. I told hubby he can bring some of them to his 9 AM coffee thingy with the boys. He does me proud!

[Anna Michele]

They look great!

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