It's Christmas time..again!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:23:00 +0000

Christmas Cake

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:32:00 +0000

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) containers candied cherries
1 (8 ounce) container candied mixed citrus peel
2 cups raisins
1 cup dried currants
1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
2 (2.25 ounce) packages blanched slivered almonds
1/2 cup brandy
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
6 eggs
3/4 cup molasses
3/4 cup apple juice

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine cherries, citrus peel, raisins, currants, dates, and almonds. Stir in brandy; let stand 2 hours, or overnight. Dredge soaked fruit with 1/2 cup flour.
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease an 8x8x3 inch fruit cake pan, line with parchment paper, and grease again. In a small bowl, mix together 2 cups flour, baking soda, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter until light. Gradually blend in brown sugar and eggs. Mix together molasses and apple juice. Beat into butter mixture alternately with flour mixture, making 4 dry and 3 liquid additions. Fold in floured fruit. Turn batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 3 to 3 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. Remove from pan, and lift off paper. Cool cake completely, then wrap loosely in waxed paper. Store in an airtight container.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/christmas-cake-2/Detail.aspx

Sugar Cookies with Ornamental Frosting

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:14:00 +0000

Ingredients

1 cup(s) (2 sticks) butter (no substitutions), softened
1/2 cup(s) sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract
3 cup(s) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
Ornamental Frosting (optional)
Coarse sugar crystals, silver dragées, holiday decors (optional decorations)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, with mixer on low speed, beat butter and sugar until blended. Increase speed to high; beat until light and creamy. On low speed, beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in flour, baking powder, and salt until blended.
Divide dough into 4 equal pieces; flatten each piece into a disk. Wrap each disk with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until dough is firm enough to roll. (Or place dough in freezer 30 minutes.)
On lightly floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll 1 piece of dough 1/8 inch thick. With floured 3-inch to 4-inch cookie cutters, cut dough into as many cookies as possible; wrap and refrigerate trimmings. Place cookies, 1 inch apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet.
Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough and trimmings.
When cookies are cool, prepare Ornamental Frosting, if you like; use along with sugars and candies to decorate cookies. Set cookies aside to allow frosting to dry completely, about 1 hour. Store in tightly covered container (with waxed paper between layers if decorated) at room temperature up to 2 weeks, or in freezer up to 3 months.

http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/sugar-cookies-4477

Raspberry tarts

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:56:00 +0000

Update traditional festive fruit-mince tarts by filling them with a tempting combination of fresh raspberries and jam.

Preparation Time 30 minutes

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Makes 22

Ingredients

300g (2 cups) plain flour
45g (1/4 cup) icing sugar mixture
150g chilled butter, chopped
1 egg yolk
2 tbs water
90g (1/4 cup) raspberry jam
1 x 120g punnet raspberries
1 tbs white sugar

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Place the flour, icing sugar and butter in the bowl of a food processor and process until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolk and water and process until dough just comes together. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
Heat the jam in a saucepan over medium heat for 5 minutes or until melted. Place the raspberries in a bowl and use a fork to coarsely mash. Add to the jam and stir to combine.
Roll out pastry between 2 sheets of non-stick baking paper until 3mm thick. Use a 6.5cm-diameter round pastry cutter to cut 22 discs from the pastry. Line twenty-two 30ml (1 1/2-tbs) capacity patty pans with pastry discs. Use a fork to prick the bases.
Roll out remaining pastry until 3mm thick. Use a 5cm-diameter star-shaped cutter to cut 22 stars. Spoon jam mixture among pastry cases. Top with stars and sprinkle with white sugar. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden. Set aside for 15 minutes to cool.

Notes & tips

Make this recipe up to 4 days ahead. Store in an airtight container.

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/14702/raspberry+tarts

A Christmas Tree Night

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Snowman's Christmas Tree

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:31:00 +0000

Christmas Garden

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:26:00 +0000

White Christmas Flakes

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:05:00 +0000

Christmas Tree in the Nature

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:02:00 +0000

Christmas Tree and Fireplace

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:55:00 +0000

Christmas Eve

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:50:00 +0000

Snow Line Santa

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:32:00 +0000

Draw lines and help Santa collect the presents!

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Color a snowman and Christmas Tree

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Use your imagination!

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Toy Factory

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +0000

Help Santa and the Elves make toys!

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Santa Ski Jump

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:15:00 +0000

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Santa Snowboard

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:07:00 +0000

Help Santa to avoid the obstacles!

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White Christmas II

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:29:00 +0000

White Christmas I

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:27:00 +0000

Christmas tree idol..

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:21:00 +0000

Imagine being there..

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:13:00 +0000

Makes you want to go inside..

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:07:00 +0000

Feeling it.....

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000

Candle me tighter..

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:51:00 +0000

Candlelight atmosphere..

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:41:00 +0000

Christmas HeadQuarters..

noreply@blogger.com (ItsChristmasTime) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:38:00 +0000