Yep, this needs to be up as well......

A lot of very good ideas and recipes in here.

Cheers

valentino - 2009-12-02 15:58:00

bumping for Christmas cake recipes..

juliewn - 2009-12-06 02:13:00

Hi Maggie.. yes they can be made in advance - I'd freeze them and take them from the freezer to thaw, covered, a few hours before needed.. and.. enjoy..

juliewn - 2009-12-06 02:15:00

Bumping so that I can find it later to start copying all of these yummy recipes!!!

rickp - 2009-12-06 08:18:00

Quick question from Xmas cake novice - I made the no sugar, no milk, no eggs one (but I did add 2 eggs and vanilla and spices!).

This is for a friend and I'm giving it to her tomorrow. Can I top with the nuts and apricot jam glaze and then just tell her to freeze it until Xmas?

kirinesha - 2009-12-06 10:19:00

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pam.delilah - 2009-12-07 14:44:00

HELP TO NOT BURN FRUIT CAKES. I'm making 3 large Christmas cakes for presents. The first is almost too brown on the outside, I actually pulled it out a bit underdone in the middle to save it. I lined the tin with newspaper, 6 brown paper sheets and parchment and cooked at only 130. Would a water bath help or should I lower the temp in the oven even more? - then I fear it would take all day to cook!
I do cover with tin foil but only after the top has set.

nemo9 - 2009-12-07 15:07:00

Some ovens don't take too kindly to tin foil.... maybe that is the reason....

charliebrown123 - 2009-12-07 16:53:00

Sorry to be a duh but what's bumping.

nemo9 - 2009-12-07 17:26:00

i nemo..... i have found that if i just do a double layer of greaseproof paper around the inside of the tin and on the bottom of the inside of the tin, and then put a double piece of grease proofpaper with a hole cut in the middle of it to let the steam out then it comes out beautiful. i cook mine at 150 deg cel and it comes out lovely everytime - all the best and merry christmas....

timetable - 2009-12-07 21:59:00

bump back to the top

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deehan - 2009-12-14 20:35:00

bumping

kiwiactrss - 2009-12-17 12:38:00

This is the 4th christmas since this thread began!
What a tresure trove it has become!!!

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cookessentials - 2010-07-12 16:22:00

Isn't it brilliant this thread is still around!
Possibly the most elderly!!

wron - 2010-07-12 19:58:00

At the risk of sounding smug (well no actually I am feeling smug) I made my Christmas cake last weekend. I used to be this organised when the kids were really young but have reverted to last minute crises in recent years. Not this year though - have quite a few stocking presents as well.

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cookessentials - 2010-07-13 11:33:00

Bumping up for me.

winnie231 - 2010-08-01 20:10:00

Mulled Wine ~

3 C cranberry juice
10 whole cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
1/4 t ground nutmeg
1/4 C honey
1 sliced orange
3 slices lemon
3 C red wine (750 mls)

Pour juice into large saucepan. Add next 6 ingredients, stir to dissolve the honey, simmer on low for approx 1 hour.
Lastly add the wine, heat and serve hot.

This makes 8 cups (2 litres)

Enjoy~! I can't believe we're getting so close to Christmas again!

Edited by darlingmole at 8:33 am, Thu 5 Aug

darlingmole - 2010-08-05 08:32:00

I watched Gordon Ramsay make this recipe with his son & want to try it myself. Makes me wish it was Christmas already!!! Might have to make an early 'test' batch :)

Christmas mincemeat palmiers

Makes approx 12
Ingredients

* 375g rolled puff pastry

For the Christmas mincemeat:

* 1 crisp apple e.g. Pink Lady
* 1 unwaxed lemon, zest and juice
* 1 small orange, zest and juice
* 250g raisins (or golden sultanas)
* 110g dried apricots, finely chopped
* 175g soft dark brown sugar
* 50g flaked almonds
* ½ tsp ground allspice
* ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
* ½ tsp ground cinnamon

* 100g salted butter, melted and cooled
* 2 tbsp brandy
* 2 tbsp dark rum

* Icing sugar to dust

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/Gas 5.

2. Grate the apple and put into a large mixing bowl, and the zest and juice of the lemon and orange then add the remaining ingredients.

3. Pour the melted butter over the mincemeat and mix together, then add the brandy and rum. The mixture gets better the longer you leave it in the fridge, but will be ready to use after 30 minutes.

4. When your mixture is ready to use, lay the rolled puff pastry flatly on a clean surface. Add a thin layer of the mincemeat onto the pastry, dust with icing sugar and roll the pastry from the both ends to make two concentric circles that meet in the middle. As you look at the end of the two rolls of pastry you should be able to see the layers of pastry and mincemeat.

5. Place in the freezer to set for at least 30 minutes and slice into 1cm thick slices, dust with icing sugar and place onto a buttered baking tray and bake in a hot oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown and crisp. Remove from the oven then dust with more icing sugar, allow to cool then serve.

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cookessentials - 2010-09-06 09:30:00

bumping cos it ain't far away now ....105 days to go..... 6 christmas puds done and down in the frezzer so far...

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cookessentials - 2010-09-10 09:32:00

I would like to bake a whole fillet (side) of Salmon for our Xmas table this year. Not sure how to go about it. Any suggestions please?

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cookessentials - 2010-09-11 11:50:00

southerngurl wrote:

anyone got a recipe for eggnog? whats it taste like?

It tastes like fluffy duck :) I think that is a lot better to have than eggnog hehe

shadeemur - 2010-09-11 14:12:00

Has this thread been going since 2006???!!!

angela137 - 2010-09-11 14:44:00

timetable wrote:

bumping cos it ain't far away now ....105 days to go..... 6 christmas puds done and down in the frezzer so far...

Pleased also, that I have made my' homemade ' christmas mincepies and have put in the freeser, feels good, that one job out of the way.

willman - 2010-09-11 15:03:00

cookessentials wrote:

Courtesy-
Regal Salmon
Christmas Regal Salmon with Cranberry and Almond Crust

Thanks for the recipe. This might just be the one :-)

jed - 2010-09-11 15:47:00

hi crew how is the prep goin???? well first lot of christmas slice done and in the fezzer yesterday... fruit mince tomorrow after church and another lot of puds in soaking... must finish the menu, shopping and to do lists!! blessings all and catch ya soon... anyone doing hannuka this year?? we love it - hubby's roots go back to the 17th cent so real cool to be able to share it with the kids...

timetable - 2010-09-11 21:56:00

that salmon sounds wonderful - thanks cooks for the recipe!! awesome willman!!!

timetable - 2010-09-11 21:57:00

Hi Timetable :-) Hope all is well for you there..

Would you share your Christmas Slice recipe please.. thanks.. :-)

juliewn - 2010-09-12 14:50:00

hi julie - lovely to see you again!! yep all pretty well with us - busy and a bit tired but good... recipe for christmas slice as follows..
2 pkts of homebrand malt bickies crushed in foodprocesor, then into a bowl and mix through 1/2cup of chopped glace cherries and 3/4 to 1 cup of chopped crystalised ginger or chopped apricots - more or less depending on how much you like them... then in a jug put 1 can of condensed milk and 200gms of butter. zap on high at one minute bursts till the butter is all melted and then mix it well into the condensed milk. make a well in the centre of the bickie mix and add the condensed milk mix and mix all very well together. then press into a gladwrap lined sponge roll tin making sure that it is well spread out evenly. in the fridge for about 1 hour to firm up. when its nice and firm tip it out onto another piece of gladwrap and just upend on to that piece and then wrap really well. i plastic bag it then and straight into the frezzer - will keep for up to 3 months really well... enjoy!!!

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cookessentials - 2010-09-12 20:02:00

gentle bump for the new day... 102 days to go.....

timetable - 2010-09-13 08:14:00

gentle bump for today - oh and i was a day behind!! lol its actually 100 days to go today!!!

timetable - 2010-09-14 23:20:00

not long till the end of sept.... christmas slice all done and finished... another 2 puds finished and more mix soaking in gingerale... lists finished.... and orders all in for our fish and bin inn... mmmmmmmmmm "Its beginning to feel alot like christmas..." off now to make some christmas cards....

timetable - 2010-09-22 12:47:00

gentle bump to the top of the page again......

timetable - 2010-09-24 07:59:00

and back to the top of the page again... hows everyone's christmas prep going???? blessings as its only 90 days to go...

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