Christmas baking
wouldn't seem complete without a batch of gingerbread men. Fragrant with
ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves the amount of which can be
adjusted to suit your own individual taste.
more
Shortbreads are
traditionally a Christmas cookie that blends butter, sugar, and flour
to make a rich and delicate tasting cookie.
more
These sweet and buttery
cut-out cookies are always a favorite for not only can you tailor the
shape of the cookie to the occasion but you can also dress them simply
with granulated or colored sugars or make them very decorative by
frosting them with royal icing. more
Rum balls are the
perfect adult indulgence for as their name implies, 'rum' balls
contain rum and since we do not bake these cookies the alcohol taste
and content are not lost during baking. more
Royal Icing was
traditionally used to ice Wedding and Christmas cakes. It consists of
powdered (icing or confectioners) sugar, egg whites or meringue
powder, and water. more
These rich and elegant,
bite-sized round petit fours are made from a mixture of dark or white
chocolate and cream to which various flavorings can be added: butter,
liqueurs, extracts, nuts, coffee, purees, spices, candied or dried
fruits. more
These melt-in-your mouth,
shortbread-like cookies go by many names; a Russian Tea Cake, a Mexican
Wedding Cake, an Italian Butter Nut, a Southern Pecan Butterball, a
Snowdrop, a Viennese Sugar Ball and a Snowball.
more
A seasonal favorite,
buttery balls of dough are rolled in toasted nuts and filled with jam.
These little gems get their name from the fact you use your "thumb" to
make an indentation into each ball of dough for the jam.
more
Peanut Blossom Cookies
consist of a peanut butter cookie that has a chocolate Kiss sitting
happily on top. more
December
is for bakers. There are so many celebrations; Christmas
Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve and New
Year's Day plus all the parties (both for children and adults) that are made all
the more joyful with homemade cakes, tarts, candies and cookies.
Of course, most have us have family
traditions when it comes to Christmas baking. That may mean a certain type of cake, a
favorite cookie, or maybe even a batch of candy that 'must' be baked. But once these things have been
made and stored away, you may want to try some new recipes. Maybe
that will be the Italian Christmas Cake, Panforte,
that is loaded with fruit, nuts, and spices. It has a chewy, almost
candy-like texture which comes from mixing the dry ingredients (along with
the addition of melted chocolate and cocoa powder), with a boiled syrup
made from sugar and honey. Or maybe it will be a traditional British
Christmas Fruitcake that is packed with nuts
and lots of candied and dried fruit. Mincemeat is another Christmas
favorite and we have recipes for Homemade
Mincemeat, Mince Pies and a lovely
lattice topped Mincemeat Tart.
And who doesn't love to nibble on shortbread.
There is a whole section "Shortbread" that includes all sorts of these
delicacies; including Mincemeat
Shortbread Bars,
Millionaire's Shortbread Bars, or the seasonal
Cranberry Shortbread
Bars and
Cranberry and
White Chocolate Shortbreads. For more ideas I encourage you
to look through the 'Christmas Cookies',
Christmas Candy, and 'Christmas Baking'
sections of the site.
We have also added a couple of new sections that you may want to browse
through. There are the Pumpkin Recipes,and
Cranberry Recipes pages which may offer you something new to try. We also have a new
Chocolate Recipes section that has
lots of tempting recipes.
As 2009 comes to a close may we take a moment to
wish you and your family all the best for the season and for the coming New
Year. We also want to thank everyone for their continued support and for all the
lovely emails that are a great source of motivation and inspiration.
Red Velvet Cake
is a very dramatic looking cake with a bright red color sharply
contrasted by a white frosting.
more
These Butter Tarts
consist of flaky pastry shells that are filled with a sweet mixture
of butter, brown sugar, and eggs. more
These are known as
Chocolate Crinkles or Black and Whites. Both are perfect names for
this deliciously soft, fudge-like chocolate cookie that is encased
in a coating of confectioners sugar.
more
This is a deliciously moist
chocolate sponge cake that melts in your mouth. Can be filled with
plain, chocolate, or raspberry whipped cream.
more
Chocolate Chip
Cookies are made with butter and a combination of white and brown
sugars which produces a rich and chewy cookie with caramelized edges.
more
Coconut Macaroons have a
wonderfully sweet coconut flavor with a crisp exterior and a soft and
chewy texture. more
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