Cranberry and apple slice

Editors Note: a bit of sleuthing revealed that this type of biscuit used to be made by McVities and is an ancestor of the modern "HobNob"! When we made these, we found a tablespoon to be a good measure for the "small ball" size when rolling the biscuits out.

Abbey Crunch

Gingerbread

Cumberland Tea Cakes

Lantern Tray Bake

White oat fruit slices

Ginger Parkins

Highlander Biscuits

Celebration Mincemeat and Cointreau Slices

Better to serve while watching television than a box of chocolates! Nice served with pre-dinner drinks.

Salmon and Chive Dip

Choc-nut squares

Cheese Scones

Star Mince Pies

Masquerade

Carob is said to be healthier to eat than cocoa or chocolate. It has less caffiene.

Carob Crunch

Can also be made into round scones. Will freeze.

Apple Scones

Can freeze in a sealed bag for up to 3 months.

Hot cross buns

Lemon Date Bars

Cool in tin and then turn out. Improves if left 3-4 days in airight tin. Freezes well.

Date and Walnut Loaf

During the month of December the kitchen is a hive of activity with the housewife baking for the festive season (sic). I hope that these recipes will help you fill your freezer.

Yuletide Slices

A tasty treat - great with a cup of coffee!

We found that the topping needed just a small dash of whole milk to make it more spreadable.


Cappuccino Slices

Vegetarian "Sausage" Rolls

This recipe was given to me many years ago by an old Scottish lady. I use it all the time. Butter is a must.

The freezing of the uncooked shortbread firms up the butter and makes a much shorter cake. The whole process can be done in a food processor. Store in an air-tight tin. Best not frozen.


Highland Shortbread

Have plenty of paper towels handy for sticky fingers.


Golden Drummers

Christmas creeps up so quickly, so I thought I'd add one or two recipes to help you out.

Can be frozen.

Editor's note: We found that this amount of pastry made around 24 pies, for which we needed approximately 600g of mincemeat. We did find ourselves a bit short on the topping though, so consider making 1.5 - 2x as much.


Viennese Mince Pies

Ham & Cranberry Pin Wheels

Serve hot or cold with lemon mayonnaise or natural yoghurt and cucumber dip.


Salmon & Sweetcorn Pastries

This recipe is very moreish and best served in very small pieces. Nice to serve with coffee.

Crunchy Chocolate & Apricot Squares

Lemon Crumbly Bars

A good way to use up that last piece of Stilton. I also use the white Stilton with apricots.

Stilton & Almond Crisps

Can be iced if wished, can be frozen but before iced. Editors note: Keep an eye on the cooking time, we found this only needed about 40 minutes before it was done.


Cranberry and Nut Tea Bread

Chocolate and Walnut Cookies

Chocolate Biscuits

Can all be mixed in processor. A good cooking biscuit.


Lancashire Ginger Nuts

Tea breads are good standbys for the freezer but will also keep well in a tin box for a couple of weeks. This one improves with keeping.

Serve thinly sliced with butter or rum butter.


Christmas Tea Bread

These little savouries freeze well and are nice to serve with drinks. With thanks to Karen M for the photo.

To serve, warm slightly for about 5 minutes at the above temperature. Will freeze.


Salmon Pinwheels

These are much tastier than the ordinary roasted drumsticks. Have plenty of paper napkins around when serving as they are sticky to handle.

May be frozen if you wish, but I prefer to cook them the day before needed.


Devilled Chicken Drumsticks

These are a great standby in the freezer. When unexpected guests call, just take a few out and warm them in the oven. Instead of tuna, try crab meat or salmon.

Can be frozen for about 3 months. They can be served warm or cold but after freezing they are better crisped up in the oven for 10 minutes at the above temperature.

Tuna Tarts

Cut into small pieces for cocktail parties, larger pieces for buffets. If you are using anchovies soak them in milk first to remove the salty taste.

Wrap in foil and freeze whole. Reheat covered from frozen for about 20 minutes as above.


Cocktail Pizza

Sausage rolls are often very bland and quite a bore on the buffet table. These rolls are tasty and make a pleasant change from the usual ones.

Can be frozen. Maximum time in freezer, 3 months.


Apple, Sausage and Bacon Rolls

Will freeze.

We found that this recipe made approximately 24 pies and we used around 600g of mincemeat.


Nomelette

Recipes tagged with "snacks-and-nibbles"