Christmas is the feast commemorating the birth of Christ. It is fixed in the liturgical year as December 25th and is preceded by four week of fasting called Advent.Puffed Pancake with Strawberries
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ¼ cup orange-flavoured liquor or orange juice
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ lb. butter or margarine
- Strawberry sauce
- Powdered sugar, if desired
- Dairy sour cream, if desired
Strawberry Sauce:
- 1 10 oz. pkg. frozen strawberries in syrup
- 1 tbsp. orange flavoured liquor or orange juice
Preheat oven to 425ºF.
In a large bowl, mix eggs, milk, liquor or orange juice, granulated sugar, flour and salt until blended. [If using a mixer, batter will turn lumpy].
Melt butter or margarine in a 13″ by 9″ baking dish in oven until it sizzles. Do not let brown!
Remove baking dish from oven and immediately pour batter into sizzling butter or margarine.
Bake in middle of oven for 20 minutes or until puffed and browned.
While pancake is baking, prepare strawberry sauce.
Remove pancake from oven, sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
Pancake falls quickly, so serve immediately with warm strawberry sauce and sour cream
Strawberry Sauce:
Heat strawberries in saucepan until hot. Stir in liqueur or orange juice, serve warm.
