You can steep the juice in advance; add the ginger beer and rum just before serving so the punch will be fizzy. Ginger beer, which actually contains no alcohol, tastes like a spicy ginger ale.
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Combine first 5 ingredients in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; let stand 30 minutes.
Strain cranberry mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Chill thoroughly. Stir in rum and ginger beer just before serving.
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Preheat oven to 350°.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Combine mushrooms and remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl, stirring until well blended.
Spoon mixture into a 2-quart casserole coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
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About 15 minutes after you start this recipe, you can start munching on this crunchy snack - perhaps while watching holiday movies. You can also make these up to a day ahead and store them in an airtight container. They're great with the Wild Mushroom and Artichoke Dip.
Preheat oven to 425°.
Place egg roll wrappers in a single layer on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Lightly brush with egg whites; cut each wrapper into 8 wedges. Combine cheese and remaining ingredients; sprinkle evenly over wedges. Bake at 425° for 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Apple-filled balls of dough are placed in muffin pans, then baked and drizzled with a glaze to replicate classic apple fritters. Braeburn or pink lady apples are a good substitute for the tangier Granny Smiths. The apple juice in the glaze gives these a double dose of apple flavor.
To prepare filling, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add apple; sauté 3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup apple juice, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 3 minutes or until liquid is almost absorbed. Remove from heat; cool.
To prepare dough, dissolve yeast in warm milk in a large bowl. Let stand 5 minutes or until foamy. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Add 3 1/2 cups flour, 2/3 cup granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons melted butter, salt, and eggs to yeast mixture, stirring until smooth. Add 1 cup flour; stir until a soft dough forms.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes); add enough of remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands (dough will feel tacky).
Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size. (Press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, the dough has risen enough.)
Punch dough down. Cover and let rest 5 minutes. Divide dough into 24 equal portions. Working with 1 portion at a time (cover remaining dough to keep from drying), roll each portion into a 3-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Spoon about 2 teaspoons filling into center of dough; gather dough over filling to form a ball, pinching seam to seal. Place, seam side down, in a muffin cup coated with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with remaining dough portions and filling. Cover and let rise 40 minutes or until doubled in size.
Preheat oven to 400°.
Uncover dough; bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pan; cool on a wire rack.
To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar and remaining ingredients; drizzle over rolls.
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Preheat oven to 325°.
To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.
Place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 5 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 2 teaspoons vanilla. Add flour mixture and 1 1/4 cups milk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Spoon batter into a 12-cup Bundt pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons cocoa. Add 2 tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; stir with a whisk until smooth. Drizzle over cool cake; sprinkle with pistachios.
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Vegetarian-Friendly Buffet
Spicy Rum Punch
Wild Mushroom and Artichoke Dip
Spiced Parmesan Cheese Crisps
Apple "Fritters"
Tea sandwiches
Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate-Pistachio Glaze
Sugar cookies
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Welcome friends and family into your home for holiday cheer with a casual buffet. And don't fret over the menu--you can make most of the items ahead. (Serves 18)
Wild Mushroom and Artichoke Dip
Tea sandwiches
Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate-Pistachio Glaze
Sugar cookies
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