Traditional Christmas Baking 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.

Wouldn't everyone agree that the best christmas baking recipes are those that are served hot, straight from the oven? Some with a warm lick of cream, or enrobed with rich brandy butter - a nice fruit cake or steamed ginger pudding.

Well, there are plenty of traditional holiday season puddings from across the globe that have a different approach to festive food - which could be an interesting addition to your holiday menu.

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.

If you are creating a menu for the day, don't forget to include some yummy and healthy Christmas appetizers to tickle your guests' tastebuds. Simple combinations are easy to create ahead of time, and are enjoyed by everyone.