Candy cane cookies recipe

I enjoy baking cookies at home every time and like to try new variety of cookies. But I really enjoyed while making these cookies. Mining candy cane cookies is so much of fun. They looks so pretty and beautiful. The easy part of these cookies are you can easily bake these cookies with very easily available ingredients. I made them couple of days back and They turned out so perfect. My daughter's were really surprised by seeing these cookies. I used my short bread cookie dough recipe to make these cookies. I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

My one cup measures 200ml

Makes : 10 to 12 cookies

Ingredients :

Butter : 120 grams (unsalted)

All purpose flour/maida : 200 grams(2 cups)

Small egg : 1

Vanilla essence /almond extract : 1 tea spoon

Pinch of salt

Powdered sugar : 3/4 cup

Few drops of red food colour

Method :

Take butter and sugar in a bowl whisk until mixture becomes lite and fluffy.

Now add an egg and whisk it for few minutes, then add vanilla essence and mix it well.

Now add flour and mix it well and form a dough.

Now divide this dough into two equal portions, add colour to one portion of dough and mix it well.

Now take both dough in cling wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Now take chilled dough and divide them into small balls and roll them into small rope.

Now take both colour ropes and bring them together and twist it as shown in the pic and give it a cane shape.

Preheat oven for 10 minutes in 180 degrees Celsius.

Now arrange them in a baking tray and bake them for 17 to 20 minutes in 180 degrees Celsius.

Now let them cool completely and serve.

Pictorial :

Take butter in a bowl

Add sugar

Mix it well

Add an egg

Mix it well

Add vanilla essence

Mix it

Add in flour

Form a dough

Divide into equal parts

Add colour to one portion

Mix it well

Take them in plastic wrap and refrigerate

Now take chilled dough

Take small portions of dough

Roll them into rope

Bring both ropes together

Gently pinch the edges and twist them like this

Now it's ready to bake

Arrange them in baking tray

Bake it

Let them cool completely

Enjoy!!!!

Christmas pudding recipe

Christmas pudding is a type of pudding traditionally served as part of the Christmas dinner in the UK, Ireland and in other countries where it has been brought by British emigrants. It has its origins in medieval England, and is sometimes known as plum pudding or just "pud",though this can also refer to other kinds of boiled pudding involving dried fruit. Despite the name "plum pudding," the pudding contains no actual plums due to the pre-Victorian use of the word "plums" as a term for raisins.the pudding is composed of many dried fruits held together by egg and suet, sometimes moistened by treacle or molasses and flavoured with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and other spices. The pudding is usually aged for a month or more,even a year; the high alcohol content of the pudding prevents it from spoiling during this time.

But today I'm going to share this recipe without alcohol.i substituted alcohol with fresh grape juice. You can also use orange juice. This recipe calls for suet which is nothing but fat of animals and I just skipped suet and added butter to it. You can add any dry fruits as per your choice.  It turns super yummy. 

I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Ingredients :

Dry fruits : 250 grams( I used raisins,sultanas,glazed cherries and dates)

Bread crumbs : 50 grams

All purpose flour/maida : 50 grams

Butter : 100 grams(unsalted)

Brown sugar : 75 grams

Egg : 1

Honey : 1 table spoon

Cinnamon powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Baking powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Nutmeg powder : 1/8 tea spoon

Grated apple : 1/2

 Zest of one lemon

Zest of one orange

Rum or grape juice : 1/2 cup

Method :

Soak dry fruits in grape juice for overnight. If you are using rum,soak them for atleast 2 to 7 days.

Now take egg in a bowl, add whisk it well and add brown sugar and beat it well.

Now add all other ingredients and mix it well.

Now grease butter to deep 500 to 600 ml bowl and line bottom with parchment paper.

Now transfer this mixture to greased bowl and cover with parchment paper.

Now put aluminium foil on top tie with thread.

Now take big vessel and pour water and place this bowl in it and cover the vessel with lid.

Now steam it on medium flame for 2 to 3 hours.

Now remove the covers and invert it into a plate and serve.

Method :

Take all your​ dry fruits

Add grape juice

Soak them for overnight

Now they are well soaked

Grease butter to your bowl and line with parchment paper

Take egg in a bowl

Add brown sugar

Mix it well

Add flour

Add bread crumbs

Add grated apple

Add butter

Add lemon and orange zest

Add baking powder and all spice powders

Add honey

Add all soaked dry fruits

Mix it well

Spoon this into greased bowl

Cover with parchment paper

Then with aluminium foil

Now take water in a vessel and place a stand

Now put puffing bowl in it

Cover and steam it

Now it's well steamed

Invert it in a plate

Serve!!!!