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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

This vegan mushroom wellington with an apricot and lentil stuffing is the perfect main course for celebrating special occasions with friends and family.

For this recipe you will need a food processor.

Mushroom Wellington

mushrooms

olive oil

brown onions, finely chopped

apricots

tin green lentils, drained and rinsed

nuts

thyme, leaves picked

rosemary, leaves picked

puff pastry

garlic cloves, finely chopped

salt and black pepper

This deliciously creamy eggnog recipe is a little taste of Christmas history. George Washington, the first American president, even made his own eggnog, and is very clear about ageing it for a few days to let the flavour mellow.

Eggnog

eggs

150 grams/5½ oz golden caster sugar

500 milliliters/18fl oz whole milk

400 milliliters/14fl oz double cream

350 milliliters/12fl oz rum, bourbon

nutmeg,

Mary Berry's Yorkshire pudding recipe is foolproof. She's been making them to serve with Sunday lunches for many years. Watch the video and she'll show you how to make Yorkshire puddings too!

Equipment and preparation: you will need a 12-hole deep bun tin, or two four-hole Yorkshire pudding tins or a large roasting tin.

Each serving provides 197 kcal, 7g protein, 14.5g carbohydrates (of which 2g sugars), 12g fat (of which 3g saturates), 0.7g fibre and 0.3g salt.

Yorkshire pudding 

grams/3½oz plain flour

salt

225 milliliters/8fl oz milk

tbsp sunflower oil

Mary Berry reveals her clever trick for making perfect Yorkshire puddings ahead of time. You reheat them when it's time to serve and they're as good as if you'd just made them.

Yorkshire Puddings

For this rich and creamy potato gratin, the potatoes are par-boiled in the cream mixture, which allows their starch to help thicken the sauce. Adding bacon makes this a great main meal – serve with a sharply dressed leafy salad.

Potato gratin

600 milliliters/20fl oz semi-skimmed milk

garlic cloves, bashed

bay leaves,

thyme sprigs,

leek, thinly sliced

900 grams/2lb waxy potatoes, scrubbed

6–8 rashers dry-cured, smoked streaky bacon, snipped into small pieces with scissors (optional)

butter,

Parmesan,

grams/1¾oz Gruyère, grated

Is it a roastie? Is it a jacket spud? Is it a big round chip? No – it’s a hasselback potato, crisp on the outside, soft in the centre, looks posh but is easy to make and perfect with steak, chicken or fish.

Each serving provides 233 kcal, 3g protein, 28g carbohydrates (of which 1.5g sugars), 11.5g fat (of which 3g saturates), 3g fibre and 0.7g salt.

Hasselback potatoes

½ tsp dried thyme, rosemary

sea salt

tsp black pepper

tbsp sunflower, vegetable

knob of butter, approx. 15 grams/½oz (optional)

A delicious mixture of minced pork, spices, apricot and nuts is baked in pastry and served with braised cabbage with pear and tamarind sauce. A meal in itself, or it can be served alongside the turkey as part of the Christmas dinner!

Posh sausage roll

onion,

garlic cloves, chopped

smoked streaky bacon, diced

75 milliliters/2½fl oz calvados

pork mince

sausage meat

sage leaves, chopped

parsley

ginger

nutmeg

grams/1¾oz of toasted pistachios, chopped

apricots,

free-range eggs, beaten

breadcrumbs

pastry

pears,

Savoy cabbage

½ large pomegranate, seeds only

lime juice

pear

A delicious mixture of minced pork, spices, apricot and nuts is baked in pastry and served with braised cabbage with apple and tamarind sauce.

With their tasty glaze, these chicken teriyaki skewers make a fab first course or party nibble. You can get ahead by preparing the sauce, threading the chicken onto the skewers and toasting the sesame seeds a couple of hours in advance.

Equipment: you will need 6 metal skewers.

Chicken teriyaki skewers

milliliters/2fl oz soy sauce

milliliters/2fl oz mirin

tbsp rice vinegar

light brown sugar

garlic clove, grated

root

tsp cornflour

chicken thighs

tbsp sesame seeds,

vegetable oil,

Nigella's easy roast parsnips with a generous glug of maple syrup. A wonderful Christmas dinner accompaniment. 

Maple-roast parsnips

parsnips

125 milliliters/4fl oz vegetable oil

maple syrup

These easy party flatbreads make such a simple canape for Christmas or New Year parties. We've used smoked salmon and chilli cheese but you can top them with anything you like. 

Easy party flatbreads  

flatbread

cream cheese

grams/1¾oz smoked salmon, sliced into 2.5cm/1in strips

½ lemon, zest only

½ tbsp small capers, drained

dill

½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil

black pepper,

lemon slices,

chilli jam

grams/1¾oz cheddar, grated

red chilli, thinly sliced

The perfect Christmas party nibble. These party flatbreads are so easy to make.

Easy party flatbreads

A delicious vegan Wellington is a main course that makes a statement! A row of whole Portobello mushrooms sit alongside pecans, dried cranberries, sweet potatoes and chestnuts. 

Each serving provides 539 kcal, 9g protein, 48g carbohydrate (of which 10g sugars), 32g fat (of which 5g saturates), 9g fibre and 0.7g salt.


Vegan Wellington 

potatoes

onion, finely sliced

leek (around 200 grams/7 ounces), trimmed and thinly sliced

garlic cloves,

grams/3½oz spinach leaves

grams/4½oz cranberries

75 grams/2½oz pecan nuts,

orange, finely grated zest

puff pastry (vegan-friendly)

tbsp soya milk, or other plant-based ‘milk’

poppy seeds (optional)

You can make a delicious and succulent roast chicken in an air fryer, in little over an hour. Here, the bird sits upside down for half of the cooking time so the breast is kept moist. The skin crisps up perfectly for a lovely golden finish, too. 

Air fryer roast chicken

grams/¾oz butter, softened

chicken,

lemon

garlic cloves, left whole

thyme rosemary

While there is nothing intrinsically Christmassy about this cocktail, I do feel this is the season for sweet drinks. Both the dark raspberry and the emphatic chocolateyness of the cocoa liqueur ably fit that bill, but the generous hit of vodka means that their sugariness is held to account. Rich and warming, that first a sip gives you an instant Christmassy fireside glow. I let a sprig of rosemary play the part here of festive fir.

Christmas Martini

ice cubes

milliliters/2fl oz vodka

milliliters/1fl oz raspberry liqueur (such as Chambord)

milliliters/1fl oz cocoa liqueur (such

rosemary

To kick off the festive season Nigella makes a Christmas Martini with Raspberry liqueur, Vokda, and Creme de Cacao Blanc.

Nigella's Christmas Martini

A refreshingly zingy cocktail to get you in the festive spirit. Leave out the brandy for a non-alcoholic version. 

MB zinger

300 milliliters/10fl oz cranberry juice

150 milliliters/5fl oz bitter lemon

brandy

lime,

mint

These tasty individual tarts are brilliant for a quick but stylish supper. They can be baked straight away or prepared the day before and cooked just before serving. They also work well as canapés if you make them smaller.

I like to offer two different toppings per person. For each of the topping ideas you will need half of the pastry and crème fraîche filling. Serve with a green salad.


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Maple-roast parsnips

Easy party flatbreads

Vegan Wellington

Air fryer roast chicken

Christmas Martini

MB zinger

Puff pastry savoury tarts

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