A Recipe for Christmas Baking

Yummmmm....this morning I am going to start making my Boeterkoek.....

here's what it looks like when it comes out of the oven.

It's become another family tradition in my family.

They are easy to make, each recipe makes 2 pies....cut them into 8 pieces

as it is very rich.....if you want the recipe, just click over here!

Enjoy your Saturday!

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Christmas Baking - Boeterkoek

All done with the Christmas baking!


Wooooohoooooo.....the last thing to make was the Boeterkoek.....




This is a Dutch recipe - and dayummmm.....does it taste good! If you like the flavour of Almonds, you will love this one.




(You know what's really nice about having an early Christmas? Christmas Eve rolls around, and I'm posting instead of ummm...shopping, decorating, all those last minute things!)




Sorry for the digression...back to baking.





The recipe:




Boeterkoek (makes 2 pies)





1 cup butter (NOT Margarine, how dare you!)
1 cup sugar
2 cups white flour
1 beaten egg
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp almond extract




Cream the butter and sugar together, then add the egg....mix well. Add the rest of the ingredients.




Grease your pie pans (I use the foil ones) and divide the mixture into the 2 pans.


Then, using a clean butterknife, or the back of a spoon, start patting down the mixture.




Once you get that done, use the back of the spoon to "smoothen" out the mixture. Make it look nice! Then, take a bit (and I mean Just a Bit) of a beaten egg and brush that (ooooh, so lightly) on the tops of the pies.




Then take a few slivered almonds or almond slices and drop them on the top. Push them in slightly with your finger.




Pop them into a 350 degree oven for 25 - 30 minutes, till they are nice and golden brown on top.




While they are baking, lick the bowl...and the spoon!




This year I made 6 of them. 4 to give away to friends, 2 for us to eat.




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Here Comes da Fudge - Recipe

I made Fantasy Fudge today - gonna see my boys this weekend, so gotta bring the Eman some Fudge!

Here's the recipe - it is Really Really Really Good!

Fantasy Fudge

3 cups sugar

3/4 cup margarine

2/3 cup evaporated milk

One 12 oz (350g) bag of chocolate chips

One 7 oz (798g) jar Marshmallow creme

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 tsp vanilla

Oh Man, look at this....these kinds of ingredients really only come out at Christmas.

Uh oh - hmmmm, that bag of coloured mini marshmallows shouldn't be in there. Those were supposed to be used to make Rocky Roads, but darn, I forgot to buy the Graham Wafers I needed. OK....so disregard the mini mallows!

Here we go:

Combine the sugar, margarine ( I used butter) and evaporated milk in a large saucepan. (don't worry, it looks better once these all melt together)

On medium heat, bring it to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly.

Continue boiling for 5 minutes, keep stirring all the time so the bottom doesn't burn!

Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate chips.....

Once they are melted, add the jar of marshmallow creme....looking much better now!

Add the nuts and vanilla and stir well.

Pour into a greased 13 x 9 inch pan. Cool at room temperature, then cut into squares. ) Looks good now, doesn't it?

(Makes 3 lbs. - every single one of them guaranteed to land on your hips!)

And now, excuse me....I have a pan to lick out!!!

Tomorrow, we are heading out to the Nman's for the weekend. We'll all be together and have a Special dinner on Saturday night. Then the Gman and I are off to Kelowna for my appointments on Monday....home again on Tuesday.

Let's hope the roads are OK this weekend.....they are calling for cold temperatures and snow to fall.

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Seafood Surprise Spread - Recipe

We had friends in for dinner last night, roasted chicken (homegrown of course)....ooooh, was it good!

For an appy, I made Seafood Surprise Spread. I got the recipe from an ole College Colleague probably about 20 years ago....yikes, I am getting old!

I don't make it often, but it IS a hit each time I make it....hope you enjoy the recipe....

Ingredients.....

1st Layer -

8 oz softened cream cheese

1/2 cup sour cream

1/3 cup mayonnaise

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp dried dill

Mix all these together well and spread it right onto the dish. A 9 inch fluted quiche pan would work well, but I don't have one, so I improvised.

2nd layer -

8 oz fresh or canned shrimp (frozen is ok in a pinch, but be sure to drain it really well)

(I messed up and bought only one can shrimp instead of 2, so I used 1 can shrimp and 1 can crab meat)

3rd layer -

1 cup seafood cocktail sauce (for some reason I have DON'T use Kraft written down, who knows why?) (But, we made our own sauce using horseradish and ketchup)

4th layer - 2 cups Havarti cheese, grated (grates easier if you freeze it a bit first)

5th layer - 1 green pepper, 1 tomato, green onions (all chopped together)

Cover well and chill for several hours (overnight is good). Serve with crackers (Bretons or other wholewheat crackers are wonderful with it!)

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