classic christmas

Pigs in blankets are too delicious to be reserved for a one-off Christmas side dish - try them as a party snack or with roast chicken.

Pigs in blankets

bacon

sausages

cocktail sticks, to secure the bacon

Mince pies with homemade mincemeat and pastry.  Add a grating of orange zest to your pastry for a unique flavour. 

Homemade Mince Pies

grams/5½oz raisins

currants

75 grams/2½oz chopped mixed peel

brandy

150 grams/5½oz cold butter, grated

grams/4½oz dark brown soft sugar or muscovado sugar

vanilla pod, seeds scraped

tsp ground mixed spice

Bramley apple, peeled, grated, core discarded

orange, juice and zest

lemon, juice and zest

350 grams/12 ounces plain flour,

grams/5½oz unsalted butter, softened,

grams/1¾oz icing sugar, sifted

orange, zest only

eggs,

grams/1¾oz demerara sugar

Homemade mince pies

Mince pies

The smell of Mary Berry's mulled wine recipe is enough to make the home feel Christmassy and festive. You can make the mulled wine in a pan and keep it warm in a slow cooker if you're dishing up over the course of the day.


Mary Berry'S Mulled Wine

orange

lemons

cloves

satsumas

x red wine

cinnamon

150 grams/5½oz caster sugar (optional)

brandy, (optional)

Mary Berry's mulled wine

Mary Berry shows you how to make a foolproof chocolate yule log a.k.a Bûche de Noël. It's utterly delicious and a perfect alternative to Christmas pudding! 

Mary Berry'S Yule Log

eggs

grams/3½oz caster sugar

65 grams/2½oz self-raising flour

grams/1½oz cocoa powder

300 milliliters/½ pint double cream

chocolate

300 milliliters/½ pint double cream, whipped

icing sugar,

robin

Mary Berry's yule log

Mary Berry’s been making her traditional Christmas cake recipe for as long as Paul Hollywood’s been alive. She knows what she’s talking about. If you don't have the required tin size, go to her <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/christmas_cake_calculator">cake calculator</a> to recalculate the ingredients and cooking time for your cake tin.

Mary Berry'S Classic Christmas Cake

raisins

350 grams/12 ounces natural glacé cherries, halved, rinsed, and thoroughly dried

sultanas

oranges, zest only

250 grams/9 ounces butter, softened

sugar

free-range eggs,

tbsp black treacle

flour

1½ tsp mixed spice

jam,

icing sugar

marzipan

free-range eggs, whites only

675 grams/1½lb icing sugar, sifted

lemon juice

1½ tsp glycerine

Mary Berry's classic Christmas cake

Mary shows Paul how she makes royal icing; egg whites beaten to a froth, with icing sugar added and a little glycerin and lemon juice. She ices the cake and decorates it with a ribbon and some Christmas angels.

Mary decorates her Christmas cake

Mary Berry's Christmas pudding recipe is loaded with fruit, peel and, of course, brandy. With an extra dollop of brandy butter on the side, this pudding will win over the harshest critics.

Equipment and preparation: You will need a 1.4 litre/2½ pint pudding basin

Mary Berry's Christmas pudding

450 grams/1lb dried mixed fruit (use a mixture of sultanas, raisins, and snipped apricots)

cooking apple, peeled, cored and roughly chopped

orange, finely grated rind and juice

tbsp brandy, sherry,

75 grams/3 ounces butter, softened,

100 grams/3½oz light muscovado sugar

free-range eggs

tsp mixed spice

grams/1½oz breadcrumbs

grams/1½oz whole shelled almonds, roughly chopped

grams/3½oz unsalted butter, softened

225 grams/8 ounces icing sugar, sieved

tbsp brandy, rum

Learn how to make the best roast potatoes! James Martin's foolproof recipe gives perfect crispy potatoes every time.

Best roast potatoes

King Edward potatoes, peeled, cut into large chunks

grams/1¾oz lard, dripping or vegetable oil

sea salt

Classic bread sauce is a British classic perfect with any white meat, but especially Christmas turkey!

It can easily be made ahead of time too, win-win.

Easy bread sauce

onion,

bay leaf

black peppercorns

570 milliliters/1 pint full-fat milk

breadcrumbs

grams/1½oz butter

salt and black pepper

James Martin roasts his parsnips in honey and sherry to bring out their natural sweetness. A Christmas dinner must.

Roast parsnips

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces parsnips, peeled and cut into quarters lengthways

tbsp sherry

tbsp clear honey

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