Christmas baking recipes
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Boozy bakes and adult puds
Chestnut meringue roulade with hazelnut liqueur cream
Debbie Major's boozy chestnut roulade recipe is rich and creamy. Instead of hazelnut liqueur, you can use coffee liqueur, dark rum or brandy.
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Cranberry mincemeat and apple jalousie
Our cranberry, mincemeat and apple jalousie is wonderful Christmas dessert recipe made with fruit, nuts and crisp, golden pastry.
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Sloe gin and walnut fruit cake
Combine the warming flavours of sloe gin with walnuts, and all of the spices reminiscent of Christmas, to make this sloe gin and walnut fruit cake recipe.
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Festive desserts
Rum and raisin galette des rois
Traditionally, the French eat this on the twelfth night of Christmas (5 January), but it works well as an alternative Christmas Day dessert.
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Ricciarelli biscuits
Ricciarelli, which originate from Siena, are given as Christmas gifts in Italy. These melt-in-the-mouth biscuits make a great edible gift.
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Mince pies
Cranberry, orange and almond mince pies
Have a go at making mince pies with our easy recipe. A fragrant cranberry and orange filling is finished with almond crumble topping.
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Fig and nut cakes
Enjoy Debbie Major's recipe for pan de higos – Spanish cakes of dried figs and nuts, sweetened with honey or sugar and flavoured with brandy.
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Lebkuchen
Lebkuchen are German honey and spice biscuits, similar to gingerbread. They're a great recipe for an edible Christmas gift.
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Stem ginger Christmas tree biscuits
These stem ginger biscuits are perfect for decorating the Christmas tree or giving as Christmas gifts. Drizzle with the lemon icing and serve.
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Cumbrian Christmas bread
This festive fruit and spiced loaf uses fermented dough and is known as Cumbrian Christmas bread. Bake up a batch and enjoy for breakfast.
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Christmas cakes
Richard Bertinet’s traditional Christmas cake
Make this traditional recipe from Richard Bertinet a month before Christmas, then feed it once a week for a rich and decadent Christmas cake.
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Sticky apple and gingerbread pecan loaf cake
Warming spices of cinnamon and ginger pair perfectly with apples and pecans in this easy loaf recipe. Delicious hot or cold, especially with mascarpone.
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Panettone
Panettone is an Italian Christmas cake bursting with vanilla, citrus and candied fruit. In Italy, it's traditionally eaten at Christmas.
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Spiced easy fruit cake
This recipe is ideal for people who prefer a lighter Christmas or fruit cake. It's quicker and very very easy too.
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Drambuie and orange Christmas cake
Cooking this more traditional Christmas cake recipe early allows you to give it a few more doses of Drambuie. We love a boozy bake.
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Mince pies
Mince pies with hazelnut streusel topping
Don't love lots of pastry? This recipe puts a unique spin on traditional mince pies with its crunchy hazelnut streusel topping.
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