Christmas Traditional Recipes
Homemade baking is a huge part of the Christmas holidays, bringing family together for some festive fun. Whether you
are making some scrumptious mince pies, or some delicious chocolate cinnamon cookies, you will be able to find
some tasty recipes...bon appetit.
I think everyone would agree that the best christmas baking recipes are those that are served hot, straight from the
oven. But there are plenty of traditional holiday season puddings that have a different approach to festive food.
Christmas Cakes from around the World
There are so many different variety of christmas desserts, that if you are planning a slightly less traditional festive
season, then you might fancy trying one of these ideas. But make sure to experiment with any of these ideas, before
experience.
So, to start with our international festive dessert tour, lets go to Germany, where you'd find Stollen, a log full of marzipan
and other delicious treats. If you went to England you would eat Christmas Pudding, a dessert that had been kept
soaking for months on end in order to reach taste perfection. If you went to Denmark then you would eat a rice pudding
dessert called Risalamande.
In France you would find a gorgeous Buche de Noel, or yule log, which is covered in chocolate buttercream. In
Guatemala you might eat Bunuelos, In Romania you could tuck in to some Cozonac, and in Sweden you may find
yourself eating Pepparkaka.
Or why not try baking a modern version of a traditional christmas cookie recipe, by exchanging some of the ingredients,
or adding your own.
Homemade Christmas Ornaments Recipes
If you are looking to make some tasty decorations to hang on your tree beside the sparkly ones, then why not try out the
following gingerbread recipe.
Gingerbread Tree Decorations
Preheat the oven to 160c/Gas Mark 4. Cream 75g butter with 50g caster sugar, until pale and fluffy. Add two egg yolks,
some bicarbonate of soda, and 50g golden syrup. Mix until smooth. Then stir in 250g plain flour, 1 heaped tsp ground
ginger and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Beat together until this forms a dough, then leave to rest in two balls in the fridge for 30
mins.
Then, remove the balls from the fridge, and use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to about 1 cm thick. Then cut out your
decorations with christmas cookie cutters, using a chopstick to make a hole in the top, for the ribbon to go through.
Place these on a baking tray, and then bake for about 10 minutes or until golden. You can place these decorations on
the tree or mantelpiece for a few days, before eating them, or leave them to go stale, and you can use them throughout
the holidays.
Festive sweets can be a gorgeous treat to make at this time of year, so here are a few Christmas candy recipes to
tempt your tastebuds.
Christmas Baking Recipes