Warmly spiced Christmas biscuits, ideal for gifting and sharing. Flavoured with four spices, vanilla, orange zest and using black treacle and olive oil
Christmas cookie swap: festive caraway and cinnamon biscuit recipe
Category: Festive
Crafts and recipes that relate to those times of the year that have significant cultural, religious or pagan meaning
Sticky crumble topped gingerbread
Searching for a gingerbread recipe can be a bit confusing - for a start gingerbread can be a rich loaf cake, a pain d'epices, or it can be a crisp biscuit for gingerbread houses or little iced biscuits (see my own recipe for Gingerbread foxes). This is neither! Inspired in part by Grassmere gingerbread (a… Continue reading Sticky crumble topped gingerbread
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Pan d’oro – using fresh and sourdough yeast
A full, laminated rich and delicious Pan D'Oro recipe using a sourdough starter enlivened with fresh yeast. This tricky and complex recipe is timed to fit around my working life (so you don't have to be chained to the kitchen to complete this). An ultimate tick-off-my-bucket-list bake
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Speculaas winter toffee
A creamy, treacle winter toffee recipe using @vanDotschSpices speculaas mix
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Cranberry, pineapple, cherry and nut mincemeat
A rich, citrus mincemeat with pineapple, cranberries, cherry juice and nuts - a world of difference from shop bought mincemeat
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Mince pies – with orange frangipani
Mince pies, with citrus mincemeat and frangipani and almond topping
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Montelimar nougat
How to make this delicious confectionery treat: it's not simple bu the results are worth it!
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Gingerbread foxes plus make your own cutter
A recipe for the perfect gingerbread biscuits and instructions on how to ice and to make your own cookie cutter
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Christmas spiced marshmallows
These are a lovely way to get your fix of Christmas spices without having yet another mince pie or bite of gingerbread house. They are a lovely handmade gift to give away too, presented in a cellophane bag tied up with some festive ribbon. Equipment A medium to large heavy base saucepan A sugar thermometer… Continue reading Christmas spiced marshmallows
