5 DESSERTS TO BAKE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

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Christmas Eve is just around the corner and making some sweet desserts will spice up your holiday season. It is obvious that every holiday season the most baked dessert is cake. Cakes are very common but changing your dessert on the table will certainly bring your inner skills if you decide to try a new dessert recipe this Christmas eve.

 





1.    MACARONS

 


Macarons is a popular French dessert made with egg white, powdered sugar, granulated sugar, butter, vanilla extract, almond flour and food colouring. This mouth watering dessert is the perfect treat to give to your friends and family this holiday season. Macarons are not only delicious, but it always appetizing when served on plates. It can be made with different food colours based on individual preferences. Macarons can be very delicate if the ingredients are not proportionate. You need to have patience since it takes a lot of time or else you will end up messing your kitchen. Adding this dessert to your table will not only wet your appetite but will also bring beauty to your table. Remember to make it crisp on the outside and moist and chewy on the inside. You can check out preppykitchen.com  to find out the process on making macarons.

 

2. GINGERBREAD

 


Christmas won’t be perfect without having gingerbread man on the table. It is one of the common desserts in the world and it’s often decorated with the Christmas colours to make it more appetizing. It is made with flour, butter, brown sugar, baking soda, ground cinnamon, eggs and the main ingredient; ground ginger. It takes a little bit of time to make and is mostly served to children. If gingerbread cookie is part of your recipe this holiday season, then be ready to tell a story about the gingerbread man and the fox.

 

3. CINNAMON BUNS

 



Bake cinnamon buns early Christmas mornings and your neighbors will come rushing to your door. The aroma of the dessert cannot be described with just mere words, you need to bake it and have a feel of it. It becomes more delicious when its taste is soft and fluffy. Cinnamon buns are best served with hot chocolate drink and nothing feels so good than to have that refreshing smell from the oven. It’s mostly made of flour, butter, granulated sugar, eggs, powdered cinnamon. It can be served anytime, anywhere but topping it with a cream cheese will make your dining table amazing to watch.

 

4. ORANGE ROLLS

 




If your taste buds have changed, then you have to opt for orange rolls. The baking process is similar to cinnamon buns, the difference between these rolls is that orange rolls ingredients include orange extract, orange juice and orange zest. Orange rolls for Christmas is delicious. The morning glory of having orange rolls with cream cheese icing and orange zest makes your holiday incredible. Spark your holiday with orange rolls and you will feel the Christmas season in the air. Check out the recipe on YouTube or visit thestayathomechef.com for a delicious homemade orange rolls

 



5. PANNETONE

 Wake up in the morning to smell the aroma of coffee and have a slice of pannetone. It is a sweet Italian bread but mostly dominated dessert in the Latin Americas. Making this type of dessert for Christmas will give your dining table a refreshing look. One favorite thing about the recipe is that you can add any dry fruit of your choice. It can be blueberries, cherries or raisins.

 

 

So change your taste buds, try something new for your friends and family or you can bake for your neighbor this holiday season. Don’t forget to stay safe and to also practice social distancing. Remember good health results to good life.

 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.


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