Favourite Homemade Christmas Recipes

Green and Black's Fruit Cake Ingredients: 2 2lb loaf tins 175g raisins 100g currants 200g stoned prunes 115g mixed peel 100ml brandy 50ml dark rum 275g muscavado sugar 3 medium eggs 200g self raising flour 150g plain flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp mace 1/4 tsp ground cloves 1/4 tsp ground ginger 100ml espresso coffee 125g walnuts chopped 250g dark chocolate (at least 60% cocoa solids Method: 1) Soak the fruit in the brandy 24 hours in advance of cooking. 2) Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C/gas mark 3 3) Cream the butter and ...  Read the complete review

I have always made my own mincemeat at Christmas following in the footsteps of my mother and grandmother. I used to love helping nan make hers on that old scrubbed kitchen table - sorry, I'm off into the realms of childhood memories there! I now use a recipe that I found in a book called Everyday Cookery by Mrs. Beeton, which I received for my 21st birthday - OK so it almost qualifies as an antique now - I thought I'd say that before any of you did! I have adapted the recipe to personal taste, health and using my memories of how my mother and grandmother used to do it. I thought I would share it with you, as it might be useful with the festivities ...  Read the complete review

This is a very simple way to make a Yule Log cake. ~~~You will need~~~ 1 packet of gingernut biscuits. (The larger in diameter the better) 1 Large tub of whipping cream. 2 Tablespoons of cointreau (Or your favourite liqueur!) 1 Teaspoon of cocoa powder. A sprinkling of icing sugar if you have it. Any little christmas cake decorations you might want to add. 1 Rectangle of aluminium foil. A fork to make the pattern on the top. ~~~How to do it~~~~ Take all the gingernuts out of the pack and lay them flat. Dribble the liquer you have chosen over them so they all get a bit. Whilst ...  Read the complete review

Clootie Dumpling is a traditional Scottish favourite. A Cloot is the Scottish word for cloth - as in dish cloot, face cloot etc. Just as the name would suggest this is pudding cooked in a cloot. It was traditionally served up for special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas when little charms or pennies would be cooked inside, just waiting to break your teeth or choke you!!! Now Clootie Dumpling is served throughout the year all over Scotland but it is still very much recognised as a Christmas favourite. I thought it would be nice to share my recipe with you. Clootie Dumpling has a similar taste and texture to a bread pudding but is very ...  Read the complete review

We are mostly vegetarians in our family and so there is no turkey for us on Christmas day. I like to ring the changes for Christmas lunch and this is one of the nicest recipes I have found. The recipe uses my favourite cashew nuts and is really delicious! Layered cashew and mushroom roast. This will serve about 6 people so add if you need to feed more folk! 1. I tablespoon of olive oil. 2. 1 onion. Chopped. 3. 2 cloves of garlic. Crushed. 4. 8 oz cashew nuts. 5. 4 oz fresh breadcrumbs. 6. 1 egg. 7. 3 medium parsnips cooked and mashed with butter. 8. 1-teaspoon fresh rosemary. 9. 1-teaspoon fresh ...  Read the complete review