Christmas/ Yule Baking

[Scarlettvixen]

I know there are lots of recipe and baking threads

just want to brag about my baking efforts today! some of the recipes included below

i have made 3 doz Spicy mexican quiche cups

2 trays of ........... well we call it fudge, but its more like yr brownies

2 trays of ginger snaps

2 trays of short bread

2 trays of chocolate chip cookies

i tried to make rum balls but i did something awful to it ( i have no idea what lol) and the mix is so gooey that i cant get it to roll into balls, so gave up and have put it in a cake tin lets see what it looks like!! lol

ham and cheese muffins

and just about to go and make a carrot and apple cake

thats about it for my baking frenzy!......... takes me a year to recover before i will bake again lol

[Scarlettvixen]

1/2 lb hot Italian sausage
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozarella cheese
1/2 cup chopped jalapeno peppers
6 eggs
6 tablespoons thick and chunky salsa
premade short crust pastry to fill the muffin pan with

Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Brown sausage in medium skillet over medium heat until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Drain. Set aside to cool.
In medium bowl, combine cheeses and chiles; mix well. Stir in cooled cooked sausage. Beat eggs thoroughly in another medium bowl. Stir in salsa; mix well.

Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon cheese mixture into each crust-lined cup. Top each with about 1 tablespoon egg mixture; divide any remaining egg mixture between cups.
Bake at 425 degrees F. for 14 to 18 minutes or until filling is set.

[Scarlettvixen]

Fudge - Scarletts style!

ingredients
1/2 lb butter
2 tbspn water
2 cups Self Raising flour (or use normal flour with baking powder)
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup shredded coconut
4 tbspns cocoa
dash vanilla
2 eggs

melt butter add vanilla and water
mix dry ingredients
add eggs
add melted ingredients
press into 2 baking trays
cook ~39 minutes in a slow oven
when hot ice

icing
1/4lb butter
2 tbspn cocoa
vanilla
1tblspn water
2 cups icing sugar (sifted)

stir over low heat until ingredients combined

ice fudge hot - basically as it leaves the oven
sprinkle with dessicated coconut

cut when cold

very addictive!!

[Scarlettvixen]

Ginger Snap Cookies
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup shortening
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup water

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together the sugars, molasses, shortening, butter, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. In another large bowl combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture and beat while adding the water. Continue to mix until the ingredients are mixed together.

Measure a heaping teaspoon of dough at time. Roll the dough into a sphere between the palms of your hands then press the dough onto the cookie sheet. Flatten to about 1/8-inch thick. You can also roll this dough out and cut out shapes.

Bake cookies for 10-14 minutes or until edges begin to brown and cookies are crispy when cool.

Makes 120 (10 dozen) cookies.

[Scarlettvixen]

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 pound butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
2/3 cup finely chopped nuts
2 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixture until fluffy. Add vanilla and mix well. Gradually add flour, cinnamon and nuts. Stir in 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips. Shape into 1" balls and place 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool. Place 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips in a sealed plastic bag and microwave until melted; about 30 seconds. Snip off a small corner of the bag and drizzle chocolate on top of cold cookies. Chill for 5 minutes or until chocolate is set. Store at room temperature.

[Faery-Wings]

Wow, you were a busy lady! I have 7 different kinds of cookies made, plus cheese and pepper coins and rosemary breadsticks, but I have made them over the course of 3 days. And I still have more to do (like the egg nog fudge in the cookie exchange thread!).

I hope you are done!

[Scarlettvixen]

Well I have baked all I promised to bake and has i go back to work tomorrow thats it for this week!
i have found a recipe for sugarless fudge i want to try tho
and the spicy mexican quiche things got eaten today at a family gathering so i will have to make more

the pepper coins sound intriguing (sp) any chance of you sharing the recipe?