- Estelle
Succulent Christmas Recipes - The Top 5 Picks

The Christmas season has arrived, and it is, frankly, a beautiful time for food!
Most of us have a pretty good relationship with food. It’s a comfort thing. We eat food when we’re not feeling great, we eat food when we are happy, we eat food when we are celebrating. So why not eat food when Christmas rolls around?
Unfortunately, Christmas this year is not quite the same as everything else. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, we’re all unfortunately in lockdown right now. Christmas has changed, the way that we celebrate has changed, and a lot of people are going to be spending it feeling a little bit lonely.
It’s not completely unexpected. Lockdown has separated people in a way that’s never really happened before. We’re all feeling the effects of being trapped away from our loved ones, our friends, and the people we would normally spend the holiday seasons with.
Ultimately, that’s why we have to rely on lockdown food. It’s all about getting the best possible options. The way that we experiment with food, and the type of combinations that we come up with will have a massive impact on how we choose to do things.
Ultimately, I believe in food as a source of comfort. I always have. I use food as a way to help myself feel better, because I know that food has a magical power in this regard.
So what it really does mean is that there are a lot of wonderful dishes to work with. There are plenty of delicious and mouthwatering options for people to enjoy over the Christmas season.

You really do have access to so many delicious choices, and here at my bakery, I have put together a beautiful combination of options for you. Bûche de Noel, baked Camembert, traditional Christmas cake, brownies and Black Forest cake.

All of these are dishes I would consider to be the best for Christmas. They’re all easy to make, beautifully fitting for the Christmas season, and wonderfully delicious. I love to share my passion for baking, and I understand that even though we are all locked down at the minute, bringing some Christmas joy back to the world is no bad thing.
That’s why I’m going to be sharing with you my recipes for each of those dishes, along with the very methods that are used to create them. If you check out below, you’ll see that I have included easy instructions on what to do, the ingredients that you’ll need, and how to get on making these ideal dishes.
At the end of the day, it’s all about enjoying the Christmas spirit. Let’s come together in any way that we can, and create beautiful dishes for everyone to enjoy. As we usher in the festive season, I hope that you’re all trying your hand at baking some of these delicious desserts. Check out below what I think are some of the best dessert foods for the season.

Brownie
Prep time; 10 min
Cook; 40-45
Serves: 16-25
Ingredients
275g butter softened
375g caster sugar
4 large egg
75g cocoa powder
100g self raising flour
Materiel :
Im using 30x23x4cm tray
Method :
Step1
Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease the tin and use a baking paper for the bottom of the tin.
Step2
Measure all the ingredients into a mixing bowl then mix until blended.
Step3
Place the mixer into the tin by spreading the batter evenly.
Bake for 40-45 min. Insert a skewer into the centre comme out clean.
If not cook cover with foil for the next 10 min
Allow the brownies to cool before cutting in your desired size.
Bûche de noël
Prep time;
Cook:10-15 min
Serves 8-10
Ingredients
160g eggs
130g sugar
65g yellow egg
100g white eggs
30g sugar
100g plain flour
Materiel;
Tray
mixer
Baking paper
Instructions
Step1
Preheat the oven a 210C lying a tray with paper
Pour the eggs, 130g of sugar and the yolks into the mixer vat.
Whisk the sugar with the eggs before beating them.
Step2
Set aside the batter in a separate bowl
Step3
Pour the egg whites and 30g of sugar into the vat.
mix manually with a whisk before raising to maximum speed
Step4
Traditional Christmas cake
175g raisins
500g currants
350g Sultanas
150g sultanas
150ml brandy
2 oranges
250g butter
250g dark muscovado sugar
4 L egg room temperature
1 tbsp black treacle
75g blanched almonds
275g plain flour
2 tsp mixed spice
For covering
Warmed apricot jam
675g marzipan
Dried oranges
Thyme decorations
Method
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Bake Brie Sourdough
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Prep time: 10 min
Cook: 15 min
Serves: 5 people
Ingredients :
1 tbsp olive oil
1tbsp of fresh chopped rosemary or thyme
4 large Galice cloves
Drizzle of olive oil
1 wheel brie cheese
1 sourdough bread
Material:
Tray
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200C
Step 2
With a sharp knife slice the top part of the bread off creating a lid. set aside
Step3
Measure the brie on the bread and carefully cut out a circle ideally the same size, making sure not go through the base of the bread.
Step4
In a separate bowl chop the garlic, rosemary and mixing the butter melted.
step5
Pull out the chunk of the bread from the centre where the cheese will be place. Then drizzle the above mixer in the base of the bread keep some for the top cheese.
Step6
Place the cheese into the wheel
Step6
With a sharp knife make a cross on the top of the cheese to let the other ingredients penetrate
Step8
Place on the baking tray and bake for 15 min. Could be serve with extra crackers or toasted bread.
Enjoy!
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