Relish Recipes — Holiday Baking
Dutch Speculaas Cookies
Posted by Donna-Marie Pye on
These Dutch spice cookies are traditionally moulded in carved wooden boards and unmoulded before baking. Because they reflect the design of the moulds, they got their name from the Latin word “Speculum or looking glass”. This recipe for an easier rolled version has the same memorable flavour. They are so pretty added to a holiday cookie tray.
Apple Cranberry Crumble Pie
Posted by Donna-Marie Pye on
Cranberries, apples, cinnamon all encased in a buttery pie crust - what signals fall more than this!
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Mary Berg's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Cornflake Crunch
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A happy accident while grocery shopping led to the surprise star of this cake. While perusing the baking aisle looking for peanut butter chips, I hastily grabbed a bag of butterscotch instead. Typically, I find butterscotch chips cloyingly sweet but, with the cornflakes, peanuts, and extra sprinkle of salt, oh my gosh, so good. While either will work, this is just further proof of my belief that there are no mistakes in the kitchen.
Anna Olson's European Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies
Posted by Donna-Marie Pye on
Here is a nice twist on the holiday classic, decorated gingerbread cookies. This recipe is inspired by speculoos, a notably buttery and nicely spiced cookie common in Europe. The subtle differences between a traditional North American–style gingerbread and this recipe are the use of honey in place of molasses and the addition of a little cardamom, ground anise and black pepper to the spice mix in place of ginger.
Rose Murray's Raspberry Nanaimo Bars
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Not only is the origin of Nanaimo Bars a hot topic of debate, the bars themselves are still hot as a favourite Canadian treat. Since the 1950's, endless variations have included Minted, Grand Marnier, Cherry, Pina Colada, Mocha, Peanut Butter and Orange. I have not seen a Raspberry Nanaimo Bar, and found that raspberry liqueur added a touch of elegance to this familiar three-layered bar cookie. (From A Taste of Canada - A Culinary Journey by Rose Murray, 2008)