Two down and one more in the oven for the gift baskets #sourdough #SourdoughBread #christmas #ChristmasBakingFrenzy #ChristmasBaking #ChristmasGifts #ChristmasGiftBaskets #JoinIn #MerryChristmas

And here's the finished #gingerbread. Covered in chocolate and decorated with almonds, then cut into triangles

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A tray of #gingerbread (to be covered with chocolate later) and a tray of #cinnamon stars

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Tea-time treats anyone?
Mincemeat baklava,
Gingerbread men and gingerbread chocolate cups,
Frangipani mince-pies,
Gingerbread crumble mince-pies,
Stollen bites.
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Tonight’s baking was brandy balls and tbh it’s been two years and I am still mourning the demise of Unibic’s Savoiardi Sponge Finger biscuits. We’re struggling with the wet/dry ingredient ratio because the ones we bought are so very dry. What do tiramisu people even do? We’re going to resume tomorrow with different ratios.

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More baking tonight with German Christmas stars (Zimtsterne) so smol and so yum. And so very many!!!

Tomorrow’s goal is Vanillekipferl with vanilla & hazelnut - daughter 1 will make these while I’m at work, maybe stained glass window biscuits, & brandy balls (daughter 2 can assemble in front of the telly). Then fancy schmancy shortbreads & maybe some other cinnamon biccies & this first batch will be done.

These are to go to hospital with D1 on Thursday.

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First batch of Christmas baking complete - free form mince pies, using my mum’s recipe with almond meal & lemon zest in the dough. It’s the first of Advent, so it’s allowed even though it’s not quite December.

When I say complete … we ‘accidentally’ made a double batch of dough & have only cooked about a third of it so far. 36 pies and counting, with more dough & brandied mince in the fridge for tomorrow. There’s some biscuit dough waiting for us as well.

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