anyone else baking/making edible gifts for xmas?

mandk30

Hi I would use a wooden spoon or squish it together with your hands as it gets really stiff and you may break your whisk x

skintscotslass wrote: »

Do Lidl still have chocolate for 17p, do you know?



Thanks for that. I have loads of desiccated coconut that needs to be used up, I think I'll give this a go. Do you use a mixer or a wooden spoon?

I made Christmas Rockie Road, Christmas Chocolate Cookies and White Choc and Cranberry Cookies last week for a local Christmas Fair that the Brownies were having. Everything went well, so I'm planning on doing another batch for my volunteers. Also Christmas Panforte and possibly Christmas Biscotti. I love the smell of Christmas baking

Martha-Lou

im going to have a go at christmas baking this year, little does my aunite know she'd going to be the guinea pig

susiecm3

Air_Cooled_75 wrote: »

Pollyskettle - the Christmas biscotti is gorgeous - I made some to test and the other half is in the freezer waiting for its second baking. Really tasty. I've done blackberry and Chambord jam)

Do you have a recipe for this, I have got some chambord for my hubby for his birthday to do champaign cocktails but know the rest will get left

susiecm3

I am trying to get organised, tried a gingerbread recipe yesterday and was nice but I had a lo take a major tamturm and burnt my lot lol

Made some baileys fudge from someones blog from here and thought it had failed as was still a bit sof but has firmed up in fridge and looks lovely, made some more for the kids this morning but its not looking good, could not get the temp up without it overflowing the pan

Anyone done any nice toffees before? made some lovely toffee apples earlier this year and would like to try more

MaggieBaking

susiecm3 wrote: »

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Do you have a recipe for this, I have got some chambord for my hubby for his birthday to do champaign cocktails but know the rest will get left

Ditto, I've had half a bottle left in the fridge for ages!

Air_Cooled_75

susiecm3 wrote: »

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Do you have a recipe for this, I have got some chambord for my hubby for his birthday to do champaign cocktails but know the rest will get left

Hi Susie,

I just used this one:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/11750/angelas-flexible-jam-recipe

I sploshed some Chambord in at the end of cooking (maybe a couple of tablespoons ) I strained one of the jars so it's more like a jelly, it tastes nice but I would probably put a little more Chambord in next time

I bought it to have in some nice Cava on Xmas morning but had already made the marmalade (using Cointreau) so thought it wouldn't hurt trying some in the jam

blondy24

I was watching Jamie Oliver last night and the hot chocolate recipe. I have thought that I might make the mixture up in jars and give it to parents and kids in hamper/stocking as a present.....

MaggieBaking

blondy24 wrote: »

I was watching Jamie Oliver last night and the hot chocolate recipe. I have thought that I might make the mixture up in jars and give it to parents and kids in hamper/stocking as a present.....

Try a small bit first. I made a similar recipe once - which was a huge batch.

It tasted foul.

Now maybe Jamie's tastes lovely, but do try a drink some before you make a load!

blondy24

Thanks Maggie, I might get the stuff this evening and try it on the kids when they stop over tomorrow. If anyone else has tried the recipe I would like to hear your thoughts.

Martha-Lou

i have a question if nobody minds me asking

if i was to make mince pies how long could they be kept in a sealed container