Christmas Baking 2022

[Dandi]

I love baking, especially cupcakes. Through the year I make cakes for birthdays, weddings etc, but I love Christmas cuppies the most! Here are a few dozen I finished today, I've knocked out 13 dozen this season and loved every minute. The minis are so popular! It's hard to tell from the pics, but the little fondant cutouts have trees and stars embossed on them.

Show me your homemade holiday goodies!!

 

[Austina]

I made some sausage rolls this afternoon, and am going to be making mince pies tomorrow, using Robert Carriers recipe. Rather than pastry, the 'pastry' is scone dough. I'll take some photos tomorrow.

 

[stracci2000]

Today I baked a homemade chocolate cake with buttercream frosting......but we already cut it! Oops!

 

[canuk-gal]

I made some sausage rolls this afternoon, and am going to be making mince pies tomorrow, using Robert Carriers recipe. Rather than pastry, the 'pastry' is scone dough. I'll take some photos tomorrow.

Yummy dream for me. LOVE sausage rolls and mince tarts!!!

 

[FL_runner]

I made a goat cheese and roasted squash pastry today! And an apple pie but I don’t have a pic.

 

[Petalouda]

All of your desserts are absolutely beautiful and festive! My little ones made some cookies with me. Not perfect but definitely festive.

 

[CMN]

Shortbread

 

[Dandi]

Shortbread

Oh my goodness, my absolute fav Christmas treat is delicate, homemade shortbread. These look DIVINE

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

it was even more hot than usual at work today
i just sell the baking, rather than make it
Christmas eve is always harsh in retail

but im so hot and tired tonight ill be making our cheesecake xmas morning tomorrow

 

[xsouzie]

Keto pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting..


Keto nanaimo bars..


Today, I'll be making gingerbread cookies.

 

[stracci2000]

I just pulled a cherry pie out of the oven.
Canned filling, but my homemade crust.
This one is going to my father-in-law later today .

 

[canuk-gal]

I just pulled a cherry pie out of the oven.
Canned filling, but my homemade crust.
This one is going to my father-in-law later today .

My favorite!!!!!!

 

[stracci2000]

My favorite!!!!!!

You know, that fluted edge looked perfect before I baked it.....the pastry puffs up just enough to distort the final product!

 

[canuk-gal]

You know, that fluted crust looked perfect before I baked it.....the pastry puffs up just enough to distort the final product!

It looks PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

not baking as such
but for breakfast i made this thing i saw Jamie Oliver do
of course you cant get chestnuts here eaiserly at the best of times but its also summer here but i read they taste like sweet potato so i used half an orange kumera in the sauce

...im getting to the baking part
it was really hard getting fresh lesangan sheets but i found some yesterday and i had my pork sussages to make into quick meatballs
But do you think i could find my cookie cutters ?

so Gary drew a star on greeseproof paper and i cut out about 20
(we will be having very odd shaped pasta next time i cook pasta from all the left overs)
it was very orange but Gary ate it
it looked nothing like this but i tarted it up with pinenuts


seeing as i had the pork sussages ive made stuffing for the first time in years
in a side dish like the Americans have it
ran out of sage
used rosemary ,,,,
little baby two person turkey roast still defrosting .....


merry christmas to all

 

[Dandi]

it was even more hot than usual at work today
i just sell the baking, rather than make it
Christmas eve is always harsh in retail

but im so hot and tired tonight ill be making our cheesecake xmas morning tomorrow

Oh my, I adore cheesecake, my favourite dessert!

 

[Dandi]

Keto pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting..


Keto nanaimo bars..


Today, I'll be making gingerbread cookies.

Oh YUM! Those pumpkin bars are right up my alley!

 

[Avondale]

The only baking I do at Christmas is my grandma’s Christmas bread. Anyone who tastes it agrees that it’s enough.

 

[MoxiRoxi]

These are favorite to make…..

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

finally made cheesecake

 

[kgizo]

The only baking I do at Christmas is my grandma’s Christmas bread. Anyone who tastes it agrees that it’s enough.

Please tell me about this bread.

 

[xsouzie]

Keto gingerbread cookies. I didn't have a proper icing piper and cut the hole too big on my sandwich bag. Also the legs were too short on my cookie cutters so my guys look like they're wearing diapers.

 

[Avondale]

Please tell me about this bread.

The concept is the same as with any other bread, only you take the foundation of flower and yeast and add eggs, milk, yogurt, sugar and butter. Kinda like... imagine Easter bread, only less sweet. The trick is to knead it correctly and just enough so that you get the stringy, thready texture. Takes a while to learn, but so worth it.

My grandma perfected the recipe over the decades but she's getting old now. Several years ago I asked her to teach me. This bread has always been at the core of our Christmas celebrations and I wanted to make sure we don't lose it when she's gone.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Keto gingerbread cookies. I didn't have a proper icing piper and cut the hole too big on my sandwich bag. Also the legs were too short on my cookie cutters so my guys look like they're wearing diapers.

very skimpy swim wear