What kind of Christmas cookies or desserts are popluar in Mexico at
Christmas. Also it would be interesting to share any traditions that
you grew up with.

Champurrado is a Mexican version of hot chocolate that is traditionally
served with tamales at Christmas time.
http://rollybrook.com/champurrado.htm

A special bread pudding called Capirotada is usually served at
Christmas. http://rollybrook.com/capirotada.htm

And sweet Empanadas are often part of the holidays.
http://rollybrook.com/empanada-sweet.htm

As well as Buñuelos. http://rollybrook.com/bunuelos.htm

Ponche, hot fruit punch, is another holiday favorite.
http://rollybrook.com/ponche.htm

Rhonda wrote:
> What kind of Christmas cookies or desserts are popluar in Mexico at
> Christmas. Also it would be interesting to share any traditions that
> you grew up with.
Hey Rhonda,
For our tradition, we still make tamales for Christmas Eve. My
daughter, my sister and neice and sometimes other friends come over and
we have a tamale making party. We have some margaritas and make LOTS
of tamales. Family and friends come over on Christmas Eve (about 25 -
30) We eat, drink and sing Christmas songs. My sister about 15 years
ago made song books with every Christmas song you can think of. We all
sing together, someone will sing a solo, guys vs girls. The guys
usually win. We exchange gifts and do a gag gift, we have so much fun.

We have Buñuelos and Champurrado.
Everyone makes a wish list at Thanksgiving we then draw names for
Christmas.
Chilichick

FYI , Hot chocolate is he non mexican version of chocolate caliente,
chocolate is native from mexico. chapurrado is a chocolate atole, a mix
of chocolate, vainilla and corn dough (or masa de maiz) cinnamon and
milk or water. And yes it is served in christmas time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champurrado_%28beverage%29

another christmas tradition is bueñuelos:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bu%C3%B1uelos

Also tamales dulces, empanadas, hojarascas (small polvorones).

Capirotada, in my experience, is rather served in easter, bot some
people does serve it at christmas too.

Saludos

Rolly wrote:
> Champurrado is a Mexican version of hot chocolate that is traditionally
> served with tamales at Christmas time.
> http://rollybrook.com/champurrado.htm
>
> A special bread pudding called Capirotada is usually served at
> Christmas. http://rollybrook.com/capirotada.htm
>
> And sweet Empanadas are often part of the holidays.
> http://rollybrook.com/empanada-sweet.htm
>
> As well as Buñuelos. http://rollybrook.com/bunuelos.htm
>
> Ponche, hot fruit punch, is another holiday favorite.
> http://rollybrook.com/ponche.htm

Boy, am I a lousy typist or what, I apologize for all the typos in my
previous post. About traditions, my mother use to make buñuelos for
christmas, think buñuelos like a flour tortilla fried and sprinkled
with sugar and cinnamon on top, but once you extend the dough into the
tortilla shape you have to let it air dry before frying it. One time
mom made a large batch, we have to set many tables in the back yard to
let the buñuelos dry, my sisters would make the buñuelos, my brothers
and i put them to dry and pick up the dry ones and mom would do the
frying, it took us the whole afternoon, but we made about 400 that
time, something I never knew why was that in the hot oil there had to
be a silver coin, anybody knows why?.

saludos.

wrote:
> FYI , Hot chocolate is he non mexican version of chocolate caliente,
> chocolate is native from mexico. chapurrado is a chocolate atole, a mix
> of chocolate, vainilla and corn dough (or masa de maiz) cinnamon and
> milk or water. And yes it is served in christmas time.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champurrado_%28beverage%29
>
> another christmas tradition is bueñuelos:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bu%C3%B1uelos
>
> Also tamales dulces, empanadas, hojarascas (small polvorones).
>
> Capirotada, in my experience, is rather served in easter, bot some
> people does serve it at christmas too.
>
> Saludos
>
> Rolly wrote:
> > Champurrado is a Mexican version of hot chocolate that is traditionally
> > served with tamales at Christmas time.
> > http://rollybrook.com/champurrado.htm
> >
> > A special bread pudding called Capirotada is usually served at
> > Christmas. http://rollybrook.com/capirotada.htm
> >
> > And sweet Empanadas are often part of the holidays.
> > http://rollybrook.com/empanada-sweet.htm
> >
> > As well as Buñuelos. http://rollybrook.com/bunuelos.htm
> >
> > Ponche, hot fruit punch, is another holiday favorite.
> > http://rollybrook.com/ponche.htm

This is great. Thanks to all who have shared the recipes and
traditions. I am really enjoying these posts.

Rhonda wrote:
> This is great. Thanks to all who have shared the recipes and
> traditions. I am really enjoying these posts.

In ALbuqueruque - granted, new mex and not mexico, but a set of
traditions that's over 200 years old - it's tamales for christmas eve,
and bizcochitos for christmas cookies: thin anise-seed flavored cookes
rolled in cinnamon sugar.

Thank you Jude. Those bizcochitos sound really good. The anise flavor
rolled in cinnamon and sugar sounds like quite an interesting
combiation.

I made the capriotada last year, and it got rave reviews!! So sweet and
wonderful.
Paul

Rolly wrote:

>
> A special bread pudding called Capirotada is usually served at
> Christmas. http://rollybrook.com/capirotada.htm
>
>