Christmas Baking

Mulled Wine Muffins

We all love a mulled wine for Christmas, but have you ever thought of baking with mulled wine?! These festive muffins combine red wine with warming spices and they make

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Mince Pies

I love Christmas baking, and while most of my festive baking repertoire is leaning towards German bakes, I also fundamentally love one British Christmas treat: mince pies. These little shortbread

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Spekulatius Cookies

I absolutely love Christmas baking! There are so many festive cookies that beg to be baked at that time of year, and I can never make them all. A firm

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Stuffed Boxemännchen

In December all the bakeries in Luxembourg sell these cute little men-shaped brioches, called a Boxemännchen! It’s the perfect breakfast treat around Christmas time. I personally sometimes find the Boxemännecher

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Xmas Pavlova

In Luxembourg most people will have a bûche de noël for dessert at Christmas. But I’m suggesting a lighter alternative this year: a heavenly meringue pavlova topped with marzipan whipped

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Marzipan Spekulatius

I really love all things marzipan, so when someone first told me about the Dutch ‘gevulde spekulaas’ cookies – marzipan-filled spekulatius cookies – I freaked out! You see, spekulatius is

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