Easy Christmas recipes
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Recipes using sourdough bread
Baked camembert bread bowl
This camembert bread bowl works as a hearty starter, informal tear and share lunch, or perhaps as part of a vegetarian Christmas buffet.
Canapés
Cheesy polenta fritters
There are so few ingredients in these little cheesy morsels and yet they’re so tasty. Serve them as a canapé or snack before a dinner party.
Alpine
The ultimate Swiss cheese fondue
We've tried and tested numerous recipes in search of the ultimate swiss cheese fondue – and we think we've finally cracked it.
Christmas turkey
One-pan roast turkey cushion with trimmings
An all-in-one Christmas lunch for a group of six to eight people. Find out how to make a turkey cushion stuffed with sausage and lentils.
Canapés
Mini crayfish and crab brioche bites
We've given the seventies-style prawn cocktail an update with these crayfish and crab brioche bites. They make an elegant canapé at a dinner party.
Christmas cakes
Quick and easy Christmas cake
Christmas cakes usually take about 3 hours to cook, but our quick Christmas cake recipe is ready in half the time – perfect for a last-minute fix!
Sausage rolls
Blue cheese, date and walnut sausage rolls
These cook-from-frozen blue cheese and walnut sausage rolls make entertaining a breeze. We love the combo of salty sausagemeat and blue cheese with sweet dates.
Canapés
Simple cheese straws
Cheese straws are the ultimate party food and these are quick and easy to make. You can use any leftover hard cheese to make them.
Quick puddings
5-minute chocolate banana split
We've put a healthy spin on banana split by swapping ice cream for frozen yoghurt, chocolate sauce for dark chocolate and dousing it all with almond butter
Christmas canapés
Anchovy rarebit
Lucas Hollweg recommends eating this rarebit just as it is, or on delicate slivers of toast with capers and shallots. It's a salty, savoury canapé or starter.
Showstopping salmon
Cheesy choux wreath with hot smoked salmon and horseradish dip
This impressive tear-and-share cheesy choux wreath is served with a fiery smoked salmon, horseradish and cream cheese dip.
Mini desserts
Chocolate meringue kisses
You're three ingredients and ten minutes away from chocolate ganache-meringue heaven...with our easy and festive chocolate meringues
Tapas
Crab croquetas with romesco dipping sauce
Crispy on the outside and smooth and creamy on the inside – these crab croquetas can be enjoyed tapas style, or as a decadent start to a dinner party.
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