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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  Metho...

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 c...

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 ...

Many people ask me why I have a recipe blog.  Certainly I would not necessarily have to give an explanation but in Chile people are curious.  I do not make money. I do not make promotions. I do it for the simple pleasure of sharing and because I have inherited from my grandmothers and my mother the love of cooking. Sometimes the time is short, I am taking care of my mom (after my dad died) care two dogs (one is 1 and a half months old. And care about my twins and hubby :) Sometimes I make my posts with Wolf (the puppy)  in my arms cause is like a baby.! Wolf But especially I love baking.   It relaxes me makes me loose the problems, the urgencies, this difficult and selfish world.  And I've always been like this is not from now only. I also like share , people always ask me for recipes. I love Pies and since hubby was saying "there are lots of apples" so I was  looking  for a recipe and found this  with raspberries  and apples  and w...

French madeleines, the delicious shell-like tea cakes, are always a lovely dessert that also are really easy to make. They often flavored with vanilla or citrus such as lemon or orange .  Vanilla is added for a touch of warmth and the butter gives the madeleines a rich flavor. Source :   All recipes.com Ingredients 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 cup confectioner's sugar 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking poder 1/2 cup butter melted and cooled Method Preheat oven to 180°c (370°F) Grease and flour Madeleines molds. (You can use muffins mold too, I bought my madeleines mold in Internet) In a medium bowl beat eggs, vanilla and lemon zest with an electric mixer on high speed for 5 minutes (or by hand) Greadually beat in the confectioners'sugar. Beat for 5 to 7 minutes or until thick and satiny. Sift together the flour and baking powder. Sift one fourth of the flour mixture over the egg mixture, gently fold in. Fold in the remaining flour by f...

Also known as grenadilla, passion fruit is a tropical fruit with intensely flavoured slightly sour, yellow juicy pulp. I have to confess that I absolutely love passion fruit (aka maracuya) and in fact you can make desserts, tarts, ice cream, I had not made a soufle but the recipe enchanted me.  Absolutely recommend. I always use frozen maracuya if you do not have fresh maracuya. It freezes very well. Source : BBC Good food Ingredients knob of butter, plus extra for greasing 100 grams caster sugar, plus extra for dusting 4 medium egg ehites 300 grs frozen passion fruit  159 ml ready made custard Heat  oven to 180° c . Put a baking tray on the top  shelf to heat up.Grease 5 or 6 ramekins with butter and dust the insides with caster sugar to coat. Whisk the egg white with a pinch of salt in bowl until stiff.  Add 2 tablespoon of the sugar and whisk for 30 seconds more until thick and glossy. In a separate bowl, scoop 200 grams from frozen passion into the custard, ...

A wonderful  recipe to take a cup of tea  or a coffe  with a slice of  Chocolate Babka and chopped nuts . Other delicious recipe from my italian friends in   Re-cake 2.0   especially for this month. This Easter European yeast risen  cakes you need time and patience for make, but the results are worth with a moist., deeply flavores brioche like cake wrapped with a dark fudge filling and topped with chopped nuts. Ingredients (two breads or loafs) 530 grams all purpose flour 150 g butter 100 grams sugar 3 eggs 12 g. fresh yeast 1 lemon zest 120 ml water For filling 130 grams dark chocolate 120 grams butter 100 grams almonds or other  nuts 50 grams icing sugar 30 grams cocoa powder 2 tablespoon sugar For brushing 40 grams honey 2 tablespoonsrum or orange flower water 2 tablespoons water Method For dough : In a bowl put the all purpose flour, sugar, fresh yeast (previously dissolved in half lukewarm water) and lemon zest. add the eggs, the butter at ...