Christmas recipes from around the world
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Christmas baking recipes
Spiced lebkuchen
Lebkuchen is a traditional German Christmas recipe. These spice-laden star biscuits are full of festive flavours and undeniably moreish.
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Thanksgiving recipes
Whiskey sour
Made with bourbon whisky and lemon – a whiskey sour is an American classic and an alternative to champagne at New Years Eve or Christmas parties.
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January seasonal recipes
Jansson’s temptation
Learn how to make Jansson's Temptation, a Swedish comfort dish of potatoes, cream and anchovies (or pickled sprats).
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Festive desserts
Richard Bertinet’s galette des rois au chocolat
This traditional French tart is a chocolate alternative to Christmas pudding. Royal figurines are hidden inside, instead of sixpences.
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Christmas baking recipes
Christmas stollen
Baker and author Gerhard Jenne shares his festive recipe for one of Germany's national treasures; stollen. Serve with coffee for a festive breakfast.
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Christmas baking recipes
Caribbean black cake
This rum-soaked festive fruit cake is popular in the Caribbean at Christmas – every family has its own Caribbean black cake recipe.
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Potato recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s Lyonnais potato cake
Michel Roux Jr's Lyonnais potato cake is made with slowly cooked onions and potatoes and baked with crème fraîche and nutmeg.
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Biscuit recipes
Florentines
Florentine biscuits are famous for their fabulously chewy-yet-crunchy texture due to their richly-packed fruit and nut content.
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Swedish almond cake
Swedish almond cake, also known as mandeltårta, is a light, fluffy cake with a creamy custard icing and toasted almonds.
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Christmas ham recipes
Apple and bourbon roast smoked ham
This roast smoked ham recipe is a wonderful addition at Christmas time or a good alternative to your typical Sunday roast.
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Roast lamb leg recipes
Swedish roast leg of lamb with anchovies and potato gratin
This lip-smacking Swedish roast lamb with potato gratin recipe works nicely as an alternative to the traditional Christmas or Easter roast.
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Christmas turkey recipes
Christmas turkey with juniper and rye stuffing
The stuffing in this Christmas turkey recipe has a Scandinavian twist: juniper, rye bread and aquavit add chic flavours to the turkey meat.
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Christmas baking recipes
Ricciarelli biscuits
Ricciarelli, which originate from Siena, are given as Christmas gifts in Italy. These melt-in-the-mouth biscuits make a great edible gift.
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December seasonal recipes
Christmas pavlova
This decadent, boozy Christmas pavolva is made with caramelised clementine and pomegranate and is perfect for a festive lunch showstopper.
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Christmas baking recipes
Panettone
Panettone is an Italian Christmas cake bursting with vanilla, citrus and candied fruit. In Italy, it's traditionally eaten at Christmas.
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Pumpkin recipes
Chestnut and pumpkin pie with meringue
This spiced chestnut and pumpkin pie with meringue recipe is a delicious twist on an old favourite. The perfect autumnal or Thanksgiving pud.
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