This year I haven’t made my usual Christmas Cake or a Dundee Cake so, with just a week to go until Christmas I have decided to use a trusted recipe from Delia Smith for a last-minute Christmas cake that has mincemeat in it. I actually came across a few other recipes using mincemeat in Christmas cake […]
As Christmas approached, with some rapidity, minds turn evermore to what needs to be baked. Mince pies are always fairly close to the top of the list. Of course they are readily available in the UK in all the supermarkets. In fact it is claimed that 300 million are eaten in the UK over Christmas […]
I have made mince pies many times, and have a video on Youtube for making them: Mince Pie Video. I also have a quick version: Quick & Easy Mince Pies Video, as well as a video for making the mincemeat : Homemade Mincemeat Video. But this year I have also decided to do something a little different. Since I […]
As Christmas approaches our minds turn to what treats we are going to enjoy. High up on the list, in the UK at least, is always mince pies. I read, only yesterday, that supermarkets sell 370 million of them each year, with the average person eating 27. I find that average number rather high, but […]
I had a change of plan today. I had intended to try my hand at Hot Cross Buns, but found that I didn’t have enough strong white flour(bread flour) for the recipe. So I will have to make the buns after my next shopping expedition. Instead it gave me the opportunity to use up the […]
Before Christmas I made some mincemeat, and used it for my mince pies etc, traditional at Christmas. But I had a jar left over, which wasn’t a problem as it keeps for up to 6 months in the fridge, if in a sterilised, airtight container. So for my first bake upon my return from a […]
Having produced rather more mincemeat than I needed, yesterday, when I doubled the ingredients in a recipe, I decided to just use some to try out a mince tart. I used a tried and tested recipe for shortcrust pastry, and then filled it with the mincemeat that I didn’t have jars for. Finally I […]