mary berrys christmas

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

currants

sultanas

brandy

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

Create your own winter wonderland with Mary Berry's gingerbread recipe. It makes a wonderful centrepiece for parties, and children will love it. 

Equipment and preparation: you will need a piping bag with a medium plain and small nozzle; plus you will need to print off a <a href="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/tv/christmasbakeoff/gingerbread_house.pdf">downloadable pdf template of the gingerbread design</a>. 

Gingerbread house

unsalted butter

300 grams/10½oz dark muscovado sugar

golden syrup

900 grams/2lb plain flour

tbsp bicarbonate of soda

ginger

free-range egg whites

yellow

x 30cm/12in square cake board

200 grams/7 ounces giant milk chocolate buttons

night-light candles

cocktail sticks

Mary Berry's mince pies will win any Christmas get-together. These Christmassy bites have delicious orangey pastry and grated marzipan on top that gives a wonderful flavour.

Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need a 12-hole muffin tin and 8cm/3in fluted pastry cutter. 


Mary Berry's mince pies

grams/2½oz butter,

grams/1 ounces icing sugar,

orange,

egg,

250 grams/9 ounces good-quality ready-made mincemeat

125 grams/4 ounces uncoloured marzipan, grated

Mary Berry’s vegetable gratin brings potatoes and carrots together in a dish that’s rich, creamy, colourful and full of flavour.

Christmas vegetable gratin

butter,

banana shallots, thinly sliced lengthways

850 grams/1lb 14 ounces potatoes (such as Maris Piper, Rooster

450 milliliters/16fl oz vegetable stock

grams/2½oz Parmesan (or

parsley

salt and pepper

These traditional sausage meat stuffing balls provide the perfect accompaniment to roast poultry – especially at Christmas. You can cook them ahead and freeze them and reheat as many as you need.


Mary Berry's stuffing

grams/1½oz

onion,

pork sausage meat

grams/5½oz breadcrumbs

unwaxed lemon, juice

tbsp chopped fresh sage

salt and black pepper

vegetable oil

Mary shows you how to make the perfect salmon en croûte. It's a great choice for a buffet table or party when you have lots of mouths to feed. This recipe uses roasted red peppers from a jar and a creamy spinach filling that will taste of summer all year round.

Salmon en croûte

225 grams/8 ounces baby leaf spinach

180 grams/6¼oz full-fat cream cheese

salmon

dill,

jar chargrilled mixed peppers

free-range egg

tbsp milk

pack ready-rolled puff pastry

flour,

spring onions, finely chopped

tbsp caster sugar

tbsp snipped fresh chives

dill

200 grams/7 ounces full-fat crème fraîche

½ lemon, juice only

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

lime,

mint

Mary Berry's Christmas cake is a great last-minute recipe because it doesn't need feeding.

Apricot and brandy Christmas cake

300 grams/9 ounces dried apricots, chopped

90 milliliters/3½fl oz brandy

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

oranges, grated zest only

apricot jam, for glazing

It’s definitely worth the effort of making your own stuffing for Christmas dinner, and Mary Berry’s vegetarian chestnut version with apricots is a winner. This recipe is easily doubled.

Chestnut stuffing

onions, roughly chopped

celery,

225 grams/8 ounces dried apricots, snipped into small pieces

breadcrumbs

grams/3½oz butter

225 grams/8 ounces frozen chestnuts, thawed, roughly chopped

parsley,

thyme leaves

salt

black pepper

Mary Berry likes to get ahead with her Christmas dinner preparations by making her crispy chestnut and apricot stuffing on Christmas Eve.

Mary Berry's sumptuous Christmas stuffing

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