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Sips& sweets Tried-and-true holiday drinks and desserts that are sure to impress every guest Compiled by ANNA-RHESA VERSOLA Photography by JAMES STEFIUK
Winter is the perfect time to whip up festive treats and cocktails. We asked a few of our neighbors to share their favorite holiday recipe traditions, perfect for enjoying at home.
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Grandma Dawson’s Hungarian Nut Rolls Makes eight rolls
ori Olivet, member engagement director at the Chatham YMCA, says this recipe
is one of her all-time favorites. “My grandmother, Helen Dawson, always made Hungarian nut rolls every holiday season,” she says. “My brother, sister and I now make it every year.” The recipe takes two days to make, and there will be plenty to share with friends, so plan accordingly! Dough
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10 eggs, separated 1 Tbsp. baking soda 8 cups flour, plus more for work surface 4 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature 2 cups sour cream 2 packets yeast (Add 1/3 cup warm water and stir to activate) 2 tsp. salt 6 Tbsp. sugar, plus more for work surface Milk
Nut Mixture
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10 egg whites 3 lb. walnuts 2 cups sugar
WINTER 2024-2025
DAY 1 Dough
Separate eggs into yolks and whites into two different bowls. Place egg whites in a container in the fridge for the nut mixture the next day. In a mixing bowl, add baking soda to flour and stir. Add butter to flour mixture and mix until crumbly. In the bowl with the egg yolks, add sour cream and beat with a whisk. Add activated yeast, salt and sugar to the egg yolk mixture. Stir and knead to a pie dough consistency. Divide the dough into eight equal balls and individually wrap each dough ball with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight (eight hours minimum).