Christmas 2021 is over. If you found this recipe here via Google, next Christmas might just be around the corner again…. it doesn’t matter. These Panettone Trifles with Marsala Cherry Compote can be made before and after Christmas. I’d almost say they taste delicious in mid-summer too ;P In summer, however, it will probably be pretty hard to find panettone – this pastry is after, all quite seasonal and strongly linked to Christmas ;)
Many of you know our German “Angel Eyes” probably as “thumbprint cookies” – classic Christmas cookies all over the world. Usually, these cookies are quite bulky with a blob of jam on top. These Meringue Angel Eyes here are a little different. Instead of a ball of dough that got an indention to keep the jam filling, these cookies here are light and the jam filling is inside a ring of meringue. Similar, yet quite different ;P
These easy Christmas cookies have many names here in Germany: Kulleraugen, Angel Eyes, or Husarenkrapferl. English-speaking people probably know them as thumbprint cookies. Because you can make the indention for the jam with your thumb ;) Because they are so easy to make, we really love these Hazelnut Brittle Thumbprint Cookies a lot – also because they taste really nice…
Around Christmas, there is always a party or gathering to attend to and, of course, many times you want to bring a small gift if you are invited by friends or relatives to say thank you. In my case, I like to bring something homemade instead of a bottle of wine or something else from a store. Around Christmas there is so much you can bring – homemade Christmas Stollen, Christmas cookies, or, for example, this Hazelnut Nougat Chocolate Candy. It’s easy to prepare and makes a nice gift I think ;)
Is there anything better in winter than sitting on the sofa with a cup of hot chocolate milk nestled in a woolen blanket? I would say yes, there is something better. A cup of hot chocolate milk plus a slice of Hot Chocolate Milk Cake…. on the sofa with a blanket to warm you ;P Twice the chocolate means twice the happiness. Maybe also twice the calories, but that doesn’t really matter in winter. Any additional weight is quite easy to hide under a large sweater ;P
Rugelach never used to be on our family’s Christmas baking list. At least when I was a kid. We baked a lot of Christmas cookies but normally only the typical classics from the south – Cinnamon Stars, Vanilla Crescents or Spitzbuben Looking back, I have to say we should have looked beyond the cookie plate a little earlier ;P Rugelach are very easy to prepare and can be customized easily with different types of fillings. These here, for example, have a simple hazelnut filling. Very delicious!
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;)
