We’re having a bake off and we’re proud. No, it’s not 1950, it’s 2009 (and retro is in). Actually all the moms at Savvy HQ are getting rather excited about this little competition. It’s not that any of us are competitive, or think that our cooking (or recipes) is better than any others; not at all. We just truly love to cook, bake and bring delectable treats into the office every week to share. And we like to win. (Did I mention that already?)
So we’re whipping up fabulous seasonal shortbreads, biscottis and brownies to share in the office and will be posting the delicious (but not necessarily nutritious) recipes on the EatSavvy Blog. Right here.
So stay tuned for some great holiday recipes that the Savvy moms are serving in their own homes this holiday season.
And please, send us your favourite holiday baking recipes to share with us.
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Oh, I wish I could join you - sounds so fun!
We’re making candied citrus peel, gingerbread cake, chocolate bark, white chocolate cranberry loaves and hot chocolate mix for some small gifts.
Enjoy!
would love to know how to make hot chocolate mix as gifts
GREAT idea to have a food blog…I would love to see you post a recipe each week and give us all 7 days to try it out and then we can post our comments if we liked it or not, or how it worked!
Its nice to have a small goal in the week to accomplish and then get to write about it!!
FUN!!
Love the bake off idea! My daughter (8) and I have done holiday baking for 5 years now. With multiple food allergies, she gets a sense of control and her relatives get safe treats to offer at get togethers (especially her grandmother who hates to cook!).
We make caramel corn for the kids on our list and pressed cookies and ‘treasure’ cookies for the adults.
Caramel Corn Balls
7 quarts popped popcorn
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup margarine
vanilla
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
Boil sugar, margarine and corn syrup 4 minutes. Remove from stove and add salt, soda and vanilla. (This will foam when soda is added). Pour sauce over the popped popcorn, stir carefully. Put into a large pan into oven at 250F for 1 hour. Carefully stir every 10 minutes. If pan is big enough, shake popcorn—it doesn’t crumble as much.
From the book “Treasured Mennonite Recipes”
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Spritz Cookies
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup safe margarine
1/2 cup soy yogurt
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350F.
1. Cream together the sugar and shortening.
2. Add the soy yogurt and vanilla, beat to combine.
3. Sift in the flour and salt and cream until dough forms.
4. Place dough into cookie press and press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet.
5. Bake for about 10 minutes until lightly browned.
Hints:
1. Make sure your margarine is at room temperature.
2. If the dough won’t adhere to the cookie sheet, add a little more flour to your dough.
She used the snowflake design and added a few multi coloured sprinkles on top before baking.
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Treasure cookies are spice drops with chopped candies fruit added.
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