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Show No matter how hectic your holiday season, there's one tradition that's always worth making time for: holiday baking. Its a tradition w ith tantalizing benefits, from the sweet scents that will fill your home to the memories youll create by spending time with your children. Holiday baking can also do double duty if you bake an extra bread or batch of cookies to give as a gift. Home-bake- d items are especially appreciated by friends and family because they reflect the time and love devoted to making them. And baking your gifts can easily be more fun than searching for that perfect gift at the local mall! To help you get started, here are new versions of four classic recipes. They're recommended by the makers of ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda, who oer the past 150 years of business have developed quite a collection of favorites! Make more than one recipe, and youll have delicious treats to enjoy yourself and give as gifts to friends and relatives. Before you begin: When doing your holiday grocery shopping, be sure to pick up a fresh box of baking soda just for baking. And if you would like more delicious recipes for baking, write to: Baking Soda Favorites ARM & HAMMER P.O. Box 130, Spring House, PA 19477 All-Ti- (Binnamou Rabin aij the house DCofia i "K. fife (B tea 3 Fill your scent of cinnamon on Christmas morning with this festive cojfie with bread. A delightfully sweet bread, its the perfect accompaniment to opening presents i. s.' -- 'A- fi r ,, ' 3 i- '- - - It r ; - iV Ingredients: .V, 14 cup (12 stick) butter, softened 1 2 T"'- 1 1 9L ttij 0ubl mew Don't Fret if You've Made a Mess! t ; 4 1 way to keep your kitchen in shape during the busy holiday season. Want to know how? Here are some tips for making holiday cleaning a snap: cost-effecti- 1 12 6 1 - An open box of baking soda will keep your ice cubes and ice cream g. Clean with care: For microwave messes: For cleaning your microwave ovens sensitive surface, make a baking soda solution by dissolving 4 tablespoons of baking soda in 1 quart of warm water. Gently ' wipe the interior with the solution; then rinse thoroughly and wipe dry. 2. Turn dough onto a lightly floured board and knead h hand on greased baking sheet to a 1 thick , Banish burnt and baked-o- n Variation: replace the glace cherries with 12 cup each of dried cherries and unsalted pistachio nuts that have been shelled and coarsely chopped. square baking pan. 14 cup softened butter, 12 cup sugar and ground cinnamon. Set aside. Sift flour, remaining 12 cup sugar, baking soda and salt into mixing bowl. In a 3. separate bowl, beat eggs, add buttermilk, blend well and then add melted butter and raisins. Pour all at once into flour mixture; stir until flour is just dampened. 4. Spread half of batter in the baking pan; sprinkle with half of the cinnamon mixture and half of the nuts. Cover with remaining batter and draw a knife through the batter several times to distribute filling slightly. 5. Sprinkle top with remaining cinnamon mixture and nuts. Bake for 35 minutes; candies and bake for 10 minutes sprinkle the top with the mini-cinnam- longer. Serve warm. Makes 12-1- servings. 6 (BtauEcutj (BtimlnuiA With ginger, molasses and cranberry sauce, this gingerbread captures all of the classic flavors of Christmas. Serve unth vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream for an chant desert The reapes so easy, youll want to bake an extra to give to a fiend 1 2 1 14 12 12 13 flour 112 cups sifted 12 teaspoon ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda 14 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter se 1 1 14 2 cup sugar egg teaspoon vanilla extract teaspoon almond extract tablespoons milk red andor green sugar crystals 1. Preheat oven to 400F. Grease several baking sheets. 2. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt, set aside. 3. Using an electric mixer in a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and almond extracts. Add flour mixture and beat until smooth; blend in milk. 4. Drop by teaspoonfuls about 3 inches apart onto baking sheets. Flatten with bottom of a glass that has been dipped in colored sugar crystals. Bake for 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on racks. cookies. Ingredients: flour teaspoon ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda teaspoon ground ginger teaspoon salt cup (1 stick) butter, softened cup sugar cup whole-berr- y cranberry sauce 12 cups sifted 1 holiday-colore- Directions: stains: 8 x 2. Combine schedules. The dough can be frozen until This recipe is perfect for youre ready decorate cookies d bake! the with Be sure to to sugar crystab or sprinkles. Makes 5 12 dozen i Preheat oven to 350F. Grease an 8 x c)wlivc CBup Smjux (PooicicA dish- Use dry baking soda to scour away burnt or baked-o- n foods. Its strong enough for scouring, but gentle enough so it wont harm delicate surfaces. I 1. Makes 12 servings. 1 Get those gadgets clean: mini-cinnam- 1 hour or until bread is browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack. Use baking soda to remove built-u- p coffee oils and tea stains. A solution of baking soda and warm water will neutralize the acids in your coffee and tea pots, so you brew. Rinse the pot with water can make a better-tastin- g before using. Use a baking soda solution for cleaning and deodorizing food processor bowls and bases, plastic containers, butcher blocks, wood and plastic cutting boards, wood handled knives and cookware. candies tablespoon (cinnamon decors or Red Hots) Directions: Ingredients: Sprinkle some baking soda in the bottom of your washer to eliminate odors between loads. eggs cup buttermilk 3. Bake for Serve guests a fresh pot: Deodorize the dishwasher: to form a soft ball. Pat by circle. With a sharp knife score into 4 sections. For stubborn odors, leave an open box of baking soda inside the microwave, but be sure to remove it before ' turning the microwave on. ; se Preheat oven to 350F. Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in glac6 cherries. Add buttermilk and stir to make a soft dough. For microwave odors: ' 13 12 cup sugar, divided usage teaspoons ground cinnamon flour cups sifted teaspoons ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda teaspoon salt 14 cup (12 stick) melted butter, cooled 12 cup raisins 14 cup chopped nuts 1 cups sifted tablespoon sugar teaspoons ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda teaspoon baking powder teaspoon salt tablespoons cold butter cup each chopped red and green glace cherries cups buttermilk 14-inc- Baking soda is a natural food product, so its ideal for scratchless cleaning and deodorizing surfaces that come in direct contact with food. 1 Ingredients: flour Directions: 1 . fresh-tastin- 12 1 For a fresh refrigerator: Don't forget the freezer: 2 Heres a St. Patricks Day classic thats been adapted for Christmas! With red and green glace cherries, it looks as wonderful as it tastes. Its an ideal gift thats sure to win more smiles than a fruitcake! Thats because baking soda isnt just for baking! Keep an extra box or two of baking soda on hand for cleaning and deodorizing the entire kitchen. Its a convenient, At a time when your refrigerator is packed with holiday goodies, having a fresh box of baking soda in the refrigerator is especially important for preventing taste transfer between foods. 5ibfi Soc)a ffiiea3 14 12 14 12 1 se egg 12 cup unsulphured molasses 12 cup boiling water confectioners sugar (optional for decoration) Directions: 1. Grease and flour an 8 x 8 x square baking pan. Preheat oven to 350CF. 2. Sift together flour, baking soda, ginger and salt, set aside. 3. Using an electric mixer in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in cranberry sauce and egg thoroughly; blend in molasses. 4. Gradually stir in dry ingredients and beat thoroughly. Stir in water. Turn into the baking pan. 5. Bake gingerbread for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of gingerbread comes out clean. Cool in pan for 20 minutes; remove from pan and cool on rack. 6. To create the floral design pictured above, sift confectioners paper doily placed on gingerbread. Makes 16 servings. sugar oer a |