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Whipped Shortbread
1 pound butter 1 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla pinch salt 1/2 cup cornstarch 3 cups all-purpose flour Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream together butter, icing sugar, vanilla and salt. Gradually add cornstarch and flour. Whip with an electric mixer until fluffy. Place into a cookie press and press out cookies ...
Pavlova – A traditional Australian dessert
A traditional Australian dessert and popular at Christmas as it is a real Summer dessert. Ingredients:- 2 teaspoons cornstarch 4 egg whites (room temperature) 3/4 cup superfine sugar 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon vinegar 1 1/4 cups thick cream Decoration on top:- Fresh Fruit such as sliced bananas, strawberries,passionfruit etc Another popular decoration is grated Peppermint Crisp which is ...
Christmas Damper
Damper is a scone/bread mixture which was made originally by cooking the dough in a campfire in the bush by stockmen, drovers in the early days . 2 cups of SR(self raising) flour 1/2 teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons sugar 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup milk or water (enough to make a medium or soft dough) 1 ...
Kelly’s Christmas Truffles
packet malt biscuits 1 can condensed milk 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 cup dessicated coconut crush bikkies add coconut and cocoa. stir through condensed milk until mixed roll mixture into balls and roll in coconut or chocolate sprinkles. let chill for at least 2 hours before eating (if you can!) (Added 7th December 2005.) Thanks Kelly Bourke ...
Annette’s Chocaholic Christmas Pudding
350g good quality cooking chocolate 500g mixed fruit about six to eight shortbread biscuits 1-2 tablespoons BUTTER (not marg) Rum or Brandy (optional) 1. If you want to marinate the fruit in spirits, do that the day before. 2. Then melt the chocolate, stir through the fruit and the crushed ...
Christmas Wreath
1 large packet of Chocolate Ripple Biscuits * 500 ml thickened cream (approx 2 cups) 1/2 cup castor sugar (optional) vanilla essence Decoration maraschino cherries mint leaves christmas lollies (candies) Whip the cream with the vanilla essence(and sugar if preferred) until thick and standing in peaks. Place cream on a biscuit and add another. Continue working biscuits into a circle. ...
Aileen’s Peppermint Xmas Roll
Ingredients * 1 packet chocolate ripple biscuits * 1x 250 gram block Cadbury dairy milk peppermint chocolate * 1 cup glace cherries * 2 ozs melted butter * 1/2 can sweetened condensed milk * coconut Method Crush biscuits, chop chocolate and cherries into small pieces. Add butter, condensed milk and enough coconut to make workable dough. Roll into balls ...
Leonie’s White Christmas Recipe
2 cups rice bubbles 1/3 cup mixed peel 1/4 cup currants 1/3 cup flaked almonds 125g of butter, melted 250g of white chocolate, melted Combine all dry ingredients, pour over it the separately melted chocolate and butter, combine, pour into greased lined tray. You may use a combination of cherries, peel, currants and even a little glace ginger, a ...
Anne’s Old English Xmas Tarts
Sheets of prepared shortcrust frozen pastry - cut to fill pans. 1/3 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup raisins pinch salt vanilla essence Dissolve butter & sugar over gentle heat - remove - cool slightly. Beat egg - add to butter & sugar mixture. Add nuts, raisins, salt & vanilla. mix together spoon into ...
White Christmas
3 cups rice bubbles (Rice Krispies) 1 cup mixed fruit 1 cup dessicated coconut 1 cup dry powdered milk 3/4 cup of sifted icing sugar 225 grams copha drop of vanilla essence 1.Put 3 cups of rice bubbles(krispies), 1 cup of mixed fruit,essence, dessicated coconut, dry powdered milk and 3/4 sifted icing sugar in a bowl. 2. Melt 225 ...
