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Little Christmas Cakes (recipe from my Mom) Mini panes de Pascua

The last recipe before Christmas. I have other recipes ready but I have not put them because I prefer make Christmas recipes. It's a Christmas cake my mom always does.  This year she is very tired so I told her I  could make  it.  The recipe gives for two medium breads, but I made one bread and seven small ones  and they were  really good and smell delicious. It is  a really ancient recipe that was given her from  a friend many years ago. I garnish them  with  white glaze and marzipan leaves  and candied cherries. I whish you all my friends a really Merry Christmas !! Ingredients 1 kilo all purpose flour (or five cups of 200 grams) 250 grams butter 6 eggs 1 cup of white sugar 25 grams fresh yeast 1/2 cup candied fruits 1/2 cup corinto raisins 1/2 cup golden raisins  100 grams chopped waltnuts 1 cup  brandy or rum 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger 1/ teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 cup of milk  Method  In a bowl put all the raisins and  candied fruits  and mix wit

Lebkuchen cookies (traditional German Christmas cookies) Galletas alemanas de Navidad

In all these crazy times when I can I love to make some treats for Christmas. Here other  classic recipe from German. Lebkuchen is German for ginerbread. These are soft and delicious cookies made with honey, almonds and marmalade. Merry Christmas ! Source : One acre Vintage home Ingredients Lebkuchen cookie 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup  white sugar 2 tablespoon butter melted 2 eggs 3 tablespoon orange marmalade 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp allspice 1 tsp cardamom Glaze 1 1/2 cup confectioners's sugar 2 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon lemon  juice Method Blend all wet ingredients together; honey, butter, eggs, orange marmalade and  white sugar. Add all dry ingredients and spices to combined wet ingredients and beat until smooth. On a greased cookie sheet, spoon out cookie dough with tablespoon. Preheat oven to 180° (350° F)   and bake for 8/10 minutes until are golden pale. Let cool on wire rack whe

Spiced stollen Plait (Trenza de Stollen con especias) Christmas recipes

About Christmas Finally I made a recipe especially for Christmas times !! I have others stollen recipes (because I love it) and you can find in my label : Christmas recipes This stollen recipe from the traditional German sweet yeasted fruit bread which is delicious in Christmas, serve thickly sliced for breakfast brunch or with a cup of tea. Source : BBC good food Ingredients 140 g mixed dried fruit (I used raisins, dried cherries and others dried fruits) 4 tablespoons brandy or dark rum 225 ml milk 3 tablespoons clear honey 85 grams butter cut into cubes 500 grams strong plain flour  plus extra for dusting 10 g. sachet fast action dried yeast 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg finely grated 1 tsp groun cinnamon 1 tasp mixed spice 1 large egg beaten, plus 1 to glaze zest 1 lemon zest 1 orange oil for greasing 300 g marzipan handful flaked almonds icing sugar for dusting About marzipan you can buy in stores or make your own (This year for first time I made my own marzipan  if you want look  in Deli