Homemade from the heart
Pumpkin Cinnamon muffins are fresh and fragrant. When baking they fill the room with the scents of the holidays. For a special treat walnuts can be added to the batter.
2 cups pumpkin
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
4 eggs beaten
1 cup wheat bran
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
2tsp baking powder
3 tsp cinnamon Continue reading “Pumpkin Cinnamon Muffins”
Christmas chip cookies use rainbow Christmas chips for a unique flavour. They’re a little sweeter than your average chocolate chip cookie and the dough is soft and tender. They’re great with hot cocoa or cider.
3 cups flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup veggie shortening
1/2 cup salted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups rainbow Christmas chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
When December comes I like to pull out recipes that I haven’t used throughout the year. One of my favourites is the recipe for Christmas Gingerbread. The combination of spices and sweet molasses is always a crowd-pleaser and kids love the decorated shapes.
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking powder
1.2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Freezer shortbread are easy to make and delicious. They crisp texture goes well with tea and coffee.
I make several batches of this freezer shortbreads at Christmas and they are always the first to disappear.
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup butter
1/3 cup icing sugar Continue reading “Freezer Shortbread”
