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Show T THE MAGNA TIMES, WEST VALLEY NEWS, KEARNS POST December 14, 2006 FAMILY FEATVRES The Spirit of finally time to sit down and enjoy a special Christmas dinner starring tenderloin seasoned with a distinctive smoky paprika rub and by a tno of roasted root vegetables. A fabulous cranberry and orange snowflake-shaped cake makes a spectacular finale for the eyes and the palate. Its Seasonal Savvy y ' During this busy season, its a good idea to order your beef roast in advance A tenderloin yields four 3 ounce cooked servings per pound. To ensure perfectly roasted beef, use a thermometer to determine doneness And dont forget to let beef stand 15 to 20 minutes for easier carving. The umque snowflake cake pan is great for Christmas and all through the winter Use it to make impressive cakes (either from scratch or a mix), beautip ful breads or even your favorite gelatin recipe. This pan has a premium nonstick surface so foods release perfectly and cleanup is a breeze. It is available for purchase at www wilton com. -- , - For more information visit: wwwBeefltsWhatsForDinnercom www wilton com Smoky Paprika Beef Tenderloin With Roasted Root Vegetables Total preparation and cooking tune: 1 to hours Makes 6 to 8 servings 1 center-cu- t beef tenderloin roast (2 to 3 pounds) pounds baby red potatoes, cut in half pounds sweet potatoes, X peeled, cut into 1-- pieces pound cipollini onions, trimmed and peeled 2 tablespoons chopped parsley Salt 1 Seasoning 1 cup tightly packed parsley leaves 4 teaspoons smoked paprika 2 large cloves garlic, .. 12 12 14 1 I minced teaspoon ground red pepper teaspoon salt cup olive oil oven to 425F. Place season- Heat ing ingredients except olive oil m food processor, cover and process until parsley is chopped, stopping and scraping side of container as needed. With the motor running, slowly add oil through (ha ppening in cover, processing jusjphtjl . - 3 tablespoons seasonfng'mix-tur- e evenly onto all surfaces of beef roast. Reserve remaining seasoning mixture. 3 Place roast on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is centered in thickest part of beef, not resting in fat Do not add water or cover. Roast in 425F oven 35 to 40 minutes forjnedium rare; 45 to 50 minutes for medium doneness. 4. Meanwhile, combine remaining seasomng mixture, red potatoes, sweet potatoes and cipollini in' large bowl, toss to coat. Transfer vegetables to metal baking pan. Place in oven with beef roast. Roast 35 to 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender and lightly browned. .Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon parsley and salt, as desired. 5. Remove roast when meat thermometer registers 135F for medium rare; 150F for medium. Transfer roast to carving board and immediately sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon parsley. Tent loosely with aluminum foil. Let stand 15 to 20 minutes. (Temperature will continue to rise about 10F to reach 145F for medium rare; 160F for medium.) 6. Carve tpast into slices; season , With self m desired. Suva with vegetables. - 2. Press Snowflake Cake Cran-Oran- Snowflake Cake Cran-Orang- e Total preparation to 1-- and cooking time: hours Makes 12 servings 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 12 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softehbd cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 1 tablespoon grated orange zest se ?- and Smoky Paprika Beef teaspoon vanilla extract cup sour cream cups fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped 34 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted Confectioners sugar 1. Preheat oven to 325F. Spray snowflake pan with vegetable pan spray; set aside 2 Combine flout, baking powder and salt in medium bowl; set aside Cream butter and sugar in large mixing bowl with 1 1 cian-bem- electric The Joy of elebrate the Feast of Lights by gathering family and fhends for a meal of tender beef brisket accent- ed with a sweet-tang- y sauce and steamed green beans. Colorful cookies cut into festive star, menorah and dretdel shapes provide a sweet ending. apple-cranber- Holiday Helpers fuli-bodi- Beef Brisket With Savory Sauteed Apples cran-bem- 2 to pounds) tablespoon vegetable oil teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper large onion, coarsely chopped, divided large clove garlic, minced cup apple cider tablespoons butter cups sliced unpeeled apples, such as Fuji or Gala (about pounds) 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar 13 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted Almond Hanukkah Cookies Total preparation and cookmg time: Chilling time: 1 hour 2 Makes approximately dozen Icing t J 5 cups confectioners sugar 2 to 3 tablespoons water. .14 teaspoon clear alipoiid extract (optional) Royal blue kinfcolor Golden yellow Icing color Blue and yellow colored sugars 1. Combine flour and baking powder in small bowl, mix well and set aside. Beat margarine and sugar in 1-- Vv VvS - 2 eggs 4 '' cookies 12 teaspoon clear almond extract 12 cup finely chopped almonds (optional) TTT ft. to 2 hours 1-- 3 cups flour 12 teaspoon baking powder 34 cup margarine or butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar fork-tende- g fsvVT' - occasionally. ... Heat oil m stockpot over medium heat until hot. Place bnsket in stockpot, brown evenly. Remove bnsket, season with salt and pepper. . .. Reserve 12 cup onion. Add remaining omon and garlic to stockpot. Cook and stir 4 to 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Return bnsket, fat side up, to stockpot Add apple cider, bring to a boil Reduce heat, cover tightly and simmer 2 to 3 hours or until bnsket is r. 4. es 5. Carve bnsket diagonally across the gram into thin slices. Serve with reduced cooking liquid and apple mixture. r 1-- Ax sJt heat butter in large nonstick skillet , over medium heat until melted. Add apples and reserved onion; cook and stir 5 to 7 minutes or until apples are just tender, Add cranbemes juid brown sugar; cook 4 to 6 minutes or unul are tender nd juices are thickened, stimng occasionally. Stir in walnuts. Keep warm. 4. Remove cooked brisket from stockpot, keep warm. Skim fat from cooking liquid, Bnng cooking liquid to a boil. Cook, uncovered, 10 to 12 minutes or until reduced by half, stimng 3-- 4 it J 3. Meanwhile, Total preparation and cooking time 3 to 4 hours Makes 6 to 8 servings boneless beef brisket, flat cut . (2-1- I ' large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and almond extract. Add flour mixture, and if desired, almonds to butter mixture 1 cup at a time, mixing after each addition. Place cookie dough on plastic wrap; shape into a disk. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. 2. Preheat oven to 375'F. Roll out dough to about 18 inch thick on surface. Cut with cookie cutters, dipping cutters in flour before each use. 3. Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet Bake 9 to 1 1 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned around edges. Remove ' rack;cooI completely. 4. Combine confectioners sugar, water, and if desired," almond extract in medium bowl; stir until smooth. (Icing should pour easily from spoon.) Divide icing into thirds; color one third blue, one third yellow and reserve one third white. Spoon over ccoled cookies; sprinkle as desired with colored sugars. For best results, use only the stick form of margarine for baking, not spreads in stick of tub form. 4 7 TJ jk r f$ A 4 i 'se well-flour- 4 4 lu e f Beef Brisket Sautied Apples and Almond Hanukkah Cookies With Savory I I :! I:!1 tgetabhs mixer Add eggs, one ai a Hint, bailing thoroughly after each addition Add orange zest and vanilla extiact Add flour mixture alternately with soui cream, mix well Gently stir in and pecans Spoon batter eenl into prepared pan 3. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean Cool in pan 8 to 10 minutes Carefully invert cake onto cooling lack Cool com pletely 4 Dust cake with confectionei s suiiai FAMILY FEATLRES Browning the brisket is the key to a nchej more beef flavor. Gently simmering in a tightly covered pan results m tenderness. Cooked bnsket will yield 2 to 3 servings per pound. Holiday cookie cutters make cookie baking more fun. And colored sugars and sprinkles are an easy way to decorate no skill required. Or, for the more adventurous, use colorful icings to frost the cookies or to pipe decorative designs. For more information visit: www.BeefltsWhatsForDmner.com www wilton com Tenderloin With Roasted Root tf V r-- |