I’m making and selling gingerbread (well, actually molasses) cookies.
Nifty, aren’t they? I made another batch to take to work on Xmas eve. For Christmas Day dinner it looks like I’ll be baking a caramel cake.
I’m making bourbon balls tomorrow. I only get to do this when we’re going to be able to share them with the large crowd at Mom’s house. Merry Christmas to all!
I’m making a chocolate star bread this year along with my normal bread baking.
Use a babka dough from here: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Babka-236707 (The dough will be VERY soft and sticky. Flour surfaces/rolling pin well. Cook on parchment or a well greased sheet.)
And the technique here: http://www.prakticideas.com/easy-baked-nutella-braided-bread/ (I can’t speak for their recipe, but the pictures are what you want from this one).
Yes, mostly muffins for gifts, but also cupcakes and sugar cookies.
I made that Pistachi Cherry Bark last night. Sinfully delicious. Thanks again,Alice.
I also baked four pecan pies. Four variants:
> standard recipe
> std recipe + 33% more nuts (Mrs. Bullitt likes “less goo”)
> std recipe + 1T lemon juice
> std recipe + 2T lemon juice
Mrs. Bullitt baked up a storm, too. Oatmeal cherry bars, pumpkin pie, and chocolate silk pie.
We drive out today to the Sierra Nevada foothills for that family reunion. The turkey fryer is in the car!