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This recipe is inspired by cold winter evenings in Sweden, when friends gather around the fireplace to enjoy drinks and warm spiced nuts.
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“This recipe makes 40 truffles, but don’t be surprised if you get too few to eat in one sitting! Truffles also make great gifts – if you’re ready to part with them!” Kirsten Tibballs said of the recipe, quoting from her book. chocolate.
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This wonderful recipe is taken from the book Maria, from Faenza in Emilia Romagna, shared her Christmas special: tortelli stuffed with chestnut puree, chocolate and jam, baked and drenched in sapa.
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“It’s so easy, just boil everything down and the local ingredients add a punch. This is a cake I make every year and it’s a big hit. You can taste the Australian nuts, muntries, quandons and spices like pepperberries. It really has it all and is the easiest Christmas cake ever to make,” Nonnie Bello says of this Christmas recipe.
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“One of my favorite holiday flavors is gingerbread. Full of spices? Molasses? Mmm! I’ve made a gingerbread house or two, but I’ll be honest, gingerbread is primarily a building material. Rather than feeling like cardboard, these gingerbread houses are the best I’ve ever had. They taste like a cross between sticky toffee pudding and carrot cake, not to mention the chocolate cream cheese buttercream is heavenly,” says Mary Berg about these gorgeous cupcakes.
Watch her make it in Season 3 Episode 12 Mary makes it easynow streaming on SBS On Demand:
Fruit minced tart with sage pastry credit: Alan Benson
Fruit mince pies are synonymous with British festivities, and adding sage, which has a bittersweet lemon flavour, to the traditional pastry gives this beloved pie a new twist, Anneka Manning says of the recipe. (And if you prefer a more traditional single-serving fruit mince pie, she also recommends About those too.
Fig Cookies (Kuchidati) sauce: SBS / SBS Feast
Its name means “little bracelet” and for many Italians, especially Sicilians, Christmas just isn’t complete without these semicircular fig-filled biscuits.
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The bourbon, orange and maple flavored butter adds flavor and moisture to this bird, making it truly delicious.
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Glazed ham makes a wonderful centerpiece for any celebration, and the glaze for this recipe can be made up to 2 weeks in advance and stored in the refrigerator until needed.
Pumpkin, spinach and chickpea phyllo pie credit: Donal’s Cook, Eat, Burn!
Looking for a hearty vegetarian main dish? Donal Skehan’s spiced pumpkin and chickpea pie, covered in golden, flaky phyllo pastry, is perfect.
Crispy roasted potatoes are a potato lover’s dream. credit: Norton
Soft and fluffy on the inside and super crispy on the outside, these roast potatoes are a must-try for potato lovers and will brighten up your Christmas in July dinner table.
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Crunchy and salty halloumi cheese combines with slow roasted carrots and a lemon yoghurt sauce for an eye-catching side dish.
Christmas Day Pudding credit: Chinese squirrel
As the name suggests, this is a pudding that you can make on the day you want to eat it!
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If you have a little more time, we also recommend a thicker pudding filled with spices, dried fruit, grass cherries, orange juice and grated apple.
