Christmas recipes - 79 recipes
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Gingerbread men
By deannamathers
Preheat the oven to gas mark 4
- 85g golden syrup
- 85g butter
- 85g caster sugar or light brown sugar
- 225g plain flour
- 1-2tsp gound ginger
- A little milk
- Icing (optional) -
- 175g icing sugar
- sufficient amount of water
- To decorate -
- Dried fruit
Sparkling vanilla Christmas cookies
By Jack 111
From gingerbread men to fruity biscotti - make sure the biscuit tin is well stocked with goodies this Christmas
- 140g icing sugar, sieved
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 250g butter, cut into small cubes
- 375g plain flour, sieved
Christmas Chutney
By meadows
Makes 1.8kg/4lb Preparation time 30 mins to 1 hour Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour A simple, tasty chutney ideal ...
- 450g/1lb onions, peeled and chopped
- 5 tbsp water
- 900g/2lb cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped
- 700g/1½ pears, peeled, cored and chopped
- 85g/3oz dates, stoned and chopped
- 570ml/1 pint cider vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp cayenne powder
- 225g/8oz sugar
Indian Curry Christmas Pie
By wendymcc
Family recipe for vegetarians at Xmas
- FOR PASTRY BASES (makes 2)
- 1Lb (16oz) Plain Flour
- 8oz Butter or Margarine
- Large pinch of Salt
- 1/4 Cup of Water
- (Baking beans, Greaseproof paper, Cling film and 2 Pie dishes).
- FOR PIE FILLING (makes 2)
- 1/2 Onion
- 2 Carrots
- 3 Potatoes
- 5 Cauliflower Florets
- 5 Mushrooms (cut into 20 slices in total)
- 100g Green Beans
- 2 Cloves of Garlic
- 2 Tsp's Mild Korma Curry Powder
- Salt to taste
- Oil to fry
- Grated Cheese and sliced tomatoes (to assemble pie)
BRAZIL NUT AND CLEMENTINE CUPCAKES
By katie123
1. To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
- 175g unsalted butter, softened.
- 175g caster sugar.
- 3 large eggs, beaten.
- 1-2 clementines, depending on size.
- 175g self-raising flour.
- 75g Brazil nuts, finely chopped Clementine glacé icing.
- 3-4 tbsp clementine juice.
- 275g icing sugar, sieved.
- To decorate
- Edible white glitter.
- Christmas novelties made from coloured marzipan or sugarpaste icing and coloured writing icing.
Christmas Yule Log Cake
By Penny H, Cupcakes, Cake and Passion
The Yule Log is an iconic cake which is often made at Christmas? But why? Where on earth did someone get the idea
- For the Sponge:
- 115g/ 3 Eggs
- 70g water
- 100g plain flour
- 6g baking powder
- 150g caster sugar
- 2 g salt
- 25g flour
- 25g cocoa powder
- For the Icing:
- 375g/ about 6 egg whites
- 250g Caster Sugar for egg whites
- 375g caster sugar
- 250g butter diced
- 300g icing sugar
- 250g Chocolate (I used milk chocolate)
Easy home-made foie gras in a pressure cooker
By ceard
On a rectangle of cling film add some salt, pepper and nutmeg, put the foie gras on top and add more salt, pepper, ...
- - 1 duck liver (foie gras), raw, 700g
- - Salt, pepper, nutmeg powdered
- - cling film
- - Alcohol, armagnac, ...
Cinnamon Shortbread
By MrsLuptonJones, Me & Mr Jones
If you like shortbread you'll want to try these - the cinnamon makes them perfect for Christmas!
- 6 oz plain flour
- 4 oz unsalted butter, room temperature and cubed
- 2 oz light brown sugar
- 3/4 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- granulated sugar for dusting
The Christmas Tart
Approved byThe ChefBy lpsatchell
Nothing says Christmas more than good fruits and a warming tart
- -Pastry-
- 240g Plain Flour
- 120g Butter
- 2 Eggs
- 20g Sugar
- -Filling-
- 300g Peeled and cored apples, chopped into cubes
- 300g Plums chopped into cubes
- 300g Caster Sugar
- 4 Tablespoons Cinnamon
- 4 Tablespoons Ginger
- 1 Teaspoon Almond Essence
- 2-3 shots of a Christmas Alcohol (i.e. Rum)
- -Topping-
- 150g Butter
- 150g Oats
- 75g Caster Sugar
- -Finish-
- Icing sugar to dust
Apple and vanilla pie
By Babouchka Croquant-Fondant-Gourmand
Place the pastry in the flan tin
- 1 ready-made puff pastry
- 500g apple sauce
- 4 apples
- 75g butter
- 90g sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 40g flour
- 2 large eggs
Roast beef with foie gras
Ask the butcher to prepare the beef roast: cut in half and tied up with string (to be able to stuff the foie gras i...
- - 1 large piece of beef for roasting about 1.5 kg
- - 100 g of foie gras
- - Herbs de provence (thyme, rosemary ...)
- - 4 cloves of garlic
- - Salt and pepper
- - 1 glass of water
Rudolph's Treat
By HappyChappy11
Hosting a dinner party? Stuck for a good starter idea? Look no further
- 4 small carrots
- 1 bar of chocolate
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