Christmas Morning Picky Snacks...Ideas?

Addiscomber

Mutantk wrote: »

I was thinking of something like choc or almond croissants but they're quite expensive in Tesco and I'd need quite a few so I was wondering if anyone had a any good ideas or recipes for something similar...? Also it would be preferable if they could be made in advance to maybe just reheat if necessary on the day....

Can't find those on Tesco website so not sure exactly what they are like, but have found these 2 recipes, which are based on a bread like dough but with fat rolled in, and then rolled again and again, so they shouldn't be too far off. I have never made them though. Both can be frozen after cooking, but before the dusting stage. I would have thought that you could warm them slightly on the day before dusting them.

Chocolatines makes 25

1 ½ lb (675g) strong white bread flour
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
1 sachet easy-blend dried yeast
2 eggs, beaten
2 tbsp sunflower oil
9 to 10 fl oz (225 – 250 ml) hand-hot water
6 oz (150g) block margarine (Stork I would think, but you should be able to use butter if you preferred)


8 oz (200g) Chocolate Menier, broken into two-square pieces.(This would be what chefs would refer to as good quality chocolate with a high cocoa solids content. Tesco sell it.)


Mix flour, salt, sugar and yeast in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre. Add beaten eggs. Mix oil and water, add to flour and mix until smooth. Knead. Chill in fridge for 10 minutes.

Roll out dough on a floured surface to about 3 times the size of the block of margarine.
Put the margarine in the centre and fold the top and bottom of the dough over to enclose it.
Seal the open sides with a rolling pin.
Give the dough a quarter turn and roll out to same shape as before. Fold top third of dough to centre and bottom third up. Turn, repeat rolling and folding. Chill and repeat rolling and folding. If the dough gets very sticky chill for 15 minutes.

Roll dough to a 15” (38cm) square. Cut into 25 squares.
Divide chocolate between dough squares. Brush edges with egg yolk and roll up to enclose chocolate. Place on 2 greased baking sheets with joins underneath Cover and prove.
Cook at 450F, 230C, Gas mark 8 for 10 minutes.
Cool. Dust with icing sugar and drinking chocolate.


Almond and Apricot Stars makes 25

Dough ingredients as above.
Filling
1 oz (25g) butter
3 oz (75g) caster sugar
4 oz (100g) ground Almonds
few drops almond essence
1 egg white
411g can apricot halves in natural juice

Make dough as above to the cut into 25 squares stage.

Filling – beat butter with caster sugar. Stir in ground almonds, almond essence and egg white. Mix until smooth. (this can be done during the "rest in the fridge" time.)

Place 1tsp of almond mixture in centre of each square.
Cut diagonal lines from corners to centre. Fold one corner of each section into centre to give a four cornered star. Secure tips with egg yolk.
Drain 411g can of apricot halves in natural juice. Cut each apricot in 2, place 1 piece in centre of each star. Place on greased baking trays. Cover and prove.
Cook at 450F, 230C, Gas mark 8 for 10 minutes.
Cool. Dust with icing sugar.

D&DD

We go to my parents at 9am every year to see my brother and his family as well,as my parents go out at 12 to my Aunts for 2 days.
My dear old Dad is always waiting with a santa hat and pile of bacon sarnies:D and the smoke alarm going like the clappers:rotfl:

Xmas just wouldn't be the same without my bacon sarnies
Some lovely ideas on here though thanks
XX

Triggles

We're doing cinnamon rolls - just use bread dough (in bread machine if you have one), roll out, butter, sprinkle good layer of cinnamon&sugar on it, then roll up, slice and bake til golden. Then put an icing on it - we usually use icing sugar & water icing and drizzle it over while they're hot. Yummmm - very easy and not expensive at all.

shopndrop

Triggles wrote: »

We're doing cinnamon rolls - just use bread dough (in bread machine if you have one), roll out, butter, sprinkle good layer of cinnamon&sugar on it, then roll up, slice and bake til golden. Then put an icing on it - we usually use icing sugar & water icing and drizzle it over while they're hot. Yummmm - very easy and not expensive at all.

How long do these take to bake? They sound delicious.

beano1_2

we always have croissants, you could pre-heat your oven for when your family arrive, and lay out the butter, marg, jam etc. then they can heat them through and serve themselves when they are ready. Also not too filling for Xmas lunch.

pigpen

We have a bowl of fruit, a loaf of bread jam, butter a range of cereal and a 'help yourself' attitude... and a smile!

sarahsarah

We are having scotch pancakes and croissants with strawberries, grapes and melon i think...

comping_cat

A bottle of Bucks Fizz and a selection box!!!!

EssexHebridean

It always amazes me that people can have any sort of big breakfast knowing that big lunch is coming up - although we probably eat earlier than a lot of families. Breakfast for us is usually just toast - bacon sarnies sound like a good idea though!

Fruball

I would do cook up a gammon ham in advance and serve with French Bread or those part baked baguettes.

Ham for breakfast at Christmas is a big tradition in our family