Christmas food!

teeb · November 28th, 2008, 11:01 PM

It's almost December, which means it's time to almost start thinking about Christmas cookings. I was wondering : are there certain foods that you make for Christmas (outside the obvious turkey!) ? Some recipes you associate with Xmas?

Anyway, I thought I would share a recipe I use for ginger biscuits (or lebkuchen, in German). They can be baked in whatever shape you want, and will hang on your tree for up to a week.

250g plain flour
2 tbsp cocoa, or rye flour, or simply more plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
pinch salt
150g unsalted butter
3 tsp each ground ginger and cinnamon
1/2 tsp each ground cloves and nutmeg
100g Muscovado or molasses sugar
25g runny honey or golden syrup
1 large egg

Sift the flour, cocoa (or extra flour) baking powder and salt into a bowl. In a saucepan melt the butter in a pan with the spices then add the muscovado sugar and honey. Any lumps of sugar should break up in the warmth when squashed with a spoon.

Remove from the heat, leave to cool for 2 - 3 minutes then beat in the egg. Stir this in with the flour and mix everything to a soft smooth dough. Wrap the dough in waxed paper or clingfilm and chill or freeze until required.

To bake them let the dough soften at room temperature, then roll on a floured surface and cut into shapes with a hole for a ribbon if you need one. Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan), lift the shapes carefully with a spatula and place on a tray lined with non-stick baking parchment and bake for 10 - 12 minutes. Leave to cool on the tray then decorate with thick royal icing.

Thanks to the Guardian food blog where I found it. Here's mine :

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2262/gingerdr5.jpg

Yes, it looks a bit like a turd. Tasty, though.

So, you got any Christmas treats to share?

ViperVX · November 29th, 2008, 1:08 PM

Mr.Hanky the Christmas poo?

melbournian · November 29th, 2008, 1:19 PM

I hate turkey.

I do like lebkuchen, though. One of my favourites on Christmas day is big prawns with wasabi mayonnaise (you know, Aussie hot summer Christmas and all). This is my family's spread last year:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/3068207770_e235f9af6f_o.jpg

We have the obligatory ham and turkey, smoked salmon, a fig and pancetta salad type thing up the back, the prawns, some type of antipasto, baked sweet and regular potatoes, and stuffing. Oh and some sort of rice dish in the pumpkin I think.

matt2000 · November 30th, 2008, 2:28 AM

Shit, that's a busy table cloth. Food looks soooooo good though. I have to say I'm really traditional, I love my turkey on Christmas day and would do my best to cause a fuss if I coudln't have it for some reason (not including bird flu).

I can't stop looking at that picture. It's 2:30am and I'm thinking about food already!

IceBone · November 30th, 2008, 3:15 AM

It's not even december yet! "When I was a kid, Halloween was Halloween and Santa wasn't poking his ASS into it!"

NooDle · December 1st, 2008, 2:04 PM

it IS december now, can we do it now mr IceBone policeman?

IceBone · December 1st, 2008, 3:55 PM

No.

Is it too hard for you people to wait until actual christmas to start christmas shit? images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Adunaphel · December 1st, 2008, 4:01 PM

Ever heard of foreplay? images/smilies/tongue.gif

IceBone · December 1st, 2008, 4:05 PM

And foreplay is always about 30x the length of the main event? Usually the ratio is opposite for me and I haven't had any complaints.

Twerp128 · December 1st, 2008, 4:47 PM

^^

http://justgrits.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/grinch_santa.jpg

mgkdk · December 1st, 2008, 5:02 PM

^

I was just about to post that

Ice ->

http://www.greensmilies.com/smile/smiley_emoticons_schneeballwerfen.gif

<- me

http://www.greensmilies.com/smile/smiley_emoticons_xmas4_langenase2.gif

IceBone · December 1st, 2008, 5:12 PM

http://www.insidesocal.com/tv/258_LEWIS_BLACK_angry.jpg

Twerp128 · December 1st, 2008, 5:34 PM

http://www.tvguide.com/images/pgimg/don-knotts1.jpg

jayhawk · December 4th, 2008, 2:11 AM

Christmas starts for me when the family tree farm opens for business, so the Friday after the American Thanksgiving.

It's close enough!
Sonia is planning to make all sorts of food for the Christmastime; I try to take pics and post photos. She may also make Scandinavian sweets like butter cookies, lefsa and krumkaka, just to appease my family (my mother is AWESOME at krumkaka and lefsa!) images/smilies/biggrin.gif

ahpadt · December 4th, 2008, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayhawk

Sonia is planning to make all sorts of food for the Christmastime; I try to take pics and post photos. She may also make Scandinavian sweets like butter cookies, lefsa and krumkaka, just to appease my family (my mother is AWESOME at krumkaka and lefsa!) images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Firecat · December 5th, 2008, 9:43 PM

http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq56/firecat_786/IMG_0067-1.jpg

http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq56/firecat_786/IMG_0069-1.jpg

http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq56/firecat_786/IMG_0071-1.jpg

GTR · December 6th, 2008, 3:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firecat

My God. That's so entertaining I wouldn't even eat them, but I'd get cavities just staring at those.

Jacobfox · December 7th, 2008, 1:21 AM

My christmas dinner:

http://ajgentile.typepad.com/ajs_piece_o_the_w/images/chinese_food_box.jpg

Such is the life of a Jew.

mgkdk · December 17th, 2008, 1:04 PM

Æbleskiver images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Just bought 250 for the last taekwondo training this year, and some glögg and pebernødder (<-- the pic doesn't look right though).

THGL · December 17th, 2008, 2:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgkdk

Æbleskiver images/smilies/biggrin.gif

From Wikipedia: "Æbleskiver are cooked on the stove top by baking in a special pan wíth several hemi-spherical indentations in the bottom of the pan. The pan exists in versions for fart and electrical stoves (the latter with a plain bottom). "

Okay, what the hell is a "fart stove"??? images/smilies/lol.gif

November 28th, 2008, 11:01 PM	#1
teeb Joined: Sep 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 5:53 PM Location: Bordeaux, France. Age: 22 Posts: 2,901 Rep Power: 79	Christmas food! It's almost December, which means it's time to almost start thinking about Christmas cookings. I was wondering : are there certain foods that you make for Christmas (outside the obvious turkey!) ? Some recipes you associate with Xmas? Anyway, I thought I would share a recipe I use for ginger biscuits (or lebkuchen, in German). They can be baked in whatever shape you want, and will hang on your tree for up to a week. 250g plain flour 2 tbsp cocoa, or rye flour, or simply more plain flour 1 tsp baking powder pinch salt 150g unsalted butter 3 tsp each ground ginger and cinnamon 1/2 tsp each ground cloves and nutmeg 100g Muscovado or molasses sugar 25g runny honey or golden syrup 1 large egg Sift the flour, cocoa (or extra flour) baking powder and salt into a bowl. In a saucepan melt the butter in a pan with the spices then add the muscovado sugar and honey. Any lumps of sugar should break up in the warmth when squashed with a spoon. Remove from the heat, leave to cool for 2 - 3 minutes then beat in the egg. Stir this in with the flour and mix everything to a soft smooth dough. Wrap the dough in waxed paper or clingfilm and chill or freeze until required. To bake them let the dough soften at room temperature, then roll on a floured surface and cut into shapes with a hole for a ribbon if you need one. Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan), lift the shapes carefully with a spatula and place on a tray lined with non-stick baking parchment and bake for 10 - 12 minutes. Leave to cool on the tray then decorate with thick royal icing. Thanks to the Guardian food blog where I found it. Here's mine : Yes, it looks a bit like a turd. Tasty, though. So, you got any Christmas treats to share? __________________ ...I'm meant to put something here?

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melbournian Not A Dude Joined: Oct 16th, 2008 Last Online: 3:14 PM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 1,088 Car: 2003 Honda Jazz VTi-S Rep Power: 45	I hate turkey. I do like lebkuchen, though. One of my favourites on Christmas day is big prawns with wasabi mayonnaise (you know, Aussie hot summer Christmas and all). This is my family's spread last year: We have the obligatory ham and turkey, smoked salmon, a fig and pancetta salad type thing up the back, the prawns, some type of antipasto, baked sweet and regular potatoes, and stuffing. Oh and some sort of rice dish in the pumpkin I think.

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matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 2:43 PM Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,481 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 98	Shit, that's a busy table cloth. Food looks soooooo good though. I have to say I'm really traditional, I love my turkey on Christmas day and would do my best to cause a fuss if I coudln't have it for some reason (not including bird flu). I can't stop looking at that picture. It's 2:30am and I'm thinking about food already! __________________ Forza 3 Owners Club

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IceBone Experienced Lover Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 6:47 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,141 Car: 1997 Audi A4 1.8 Rep Power: 172	It's not even december yet! "When I was a kid, Halloween was Halloween and Santa wasn't poking his ASS into it!" __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

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IceBone Experienced Lover Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 6:47 PM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,141 Car: 1997 Audi A4 1.8 Rep Power: 172	No. Is it too hard for you people to wait until actual christmas to start christmas shit? __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

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