Thursday
Dec222011

Day 3 til Christmas!

Christmas Sweets all over the world.....

  • FRANCE: Buche de Noel (a Génoise or other sponge cake, baked in a large Swiss roll pan)
  • USA: Pumpkin Cake (with cinnamon and ginger, frosted with cream cheese frosting)
  • SPAIN: Nougat (made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts)
  • HUNGARY: Beigli (roll of sweet yeast bread with a dense, rich, bittersweet filling)
  • ITALY: Panettone (is a type of sweet bread loaf originally from Milan)
  • SWEDEN: Pepparkakor (heart-star and goat-shaped gingerbread biscuit)
  • UK: Christmas Pudding (steamed pudding, with dried fruit and nuts, usually made with suet)
  • PORTUGAL: Pain Perdu (French toast made with bread and eggs, milk, sugar and cinnamon)
  • GERMANY: Lebkuchen (large cookies made of honey)

My cranberry, caramel almond tart and hazenut chocolate tart :)


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