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Edible Christmas Presents!

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The biscuit dough is ready and you are looking for decorating ideas? Here are some options for your edible presents. Feliz Navidad! Biscuits to hang Once the biscuits are cut and have been chilled in the fridge, make a hole with a straw (not too close to the biscuit’s edge) and bake. 2. Pass a yarn through the hole. Ready to hang! Biscuits on a mug 1. Once the biscuits are cut and have been chilled in the fridge, cut a small rectangle with a sharp knife (I use a stencil as a guide) 2. Bake and let the biscuits cool before using them! Gingerbread men garland 1. Once the biscuits are cut and have been chilled in the fridge, make two holes with a straw and bake 2. Make a beautiful garland with a yarn! Gingerbread house You can make one of any size. I made a small one for this post. 1. Make your stencils using clean paper or cardboard Walls: draw a square and cut with scissors Roof: draw a rectangle a …

Making Cut-Out Biscuits With Children

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If they are little I recommend preparing the dough the night before and setting up the table without them so everything is ready to be used. If not they can help setting up too. Table set up: Lightly flour a work surface Line a baking tray with parchment paper** Lightly flour the biscuit cutters and place them on a plate Put some flour in a small bowl Put a non-sharp knife or an offset spatula on the table Lightly flour a rolling pin and place it on the table Leave a ball of dough for each child to roll out (if they are too little you can roll it out for them) ** If the baking tray doesn’t fit in your fridge, cut sheets of parchment paper to fit the tray but place them on a cutting board in the fridge. Transfer the sheet of parchment paper onto the baking tray once the cut out biscuits are chilled. If some biscuits are too close you can rearrange them at this point! Rolling and cutting out …

Christmas = Gingerbread Biscuits!

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To me Christmas smells of ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. I love Christmas and I’m sure many of you do too. It’s almost impossible to resist the Christmas spirit; the decorations, the lights, the music and of course the food make this time of year a special one indeed. Every country has their own food traditions but the cut-out gingerbread biscuits are a popular treat in many places. The gingerbread dough is versatile; you can use it to make decorations, little gifts or even a gingerbread house! But best of all, this dough is easy to manage so children and adults can spend time baking together. There is one must-have ingredient that gives gingerbread its characteristic golden colour. This ingredient varies and it can be honey, molasses, golden syrup or treacle. I chose to post a recipe using molasses for three reasons: first you can find molasses everywhere, second it gives the biscuit a very dark colour which contrasts with the royal icing, and third this recipe comes from a blog that I really like …