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Christmas Recipes

• White Christmas Crackles

• Gingerbread Men

White Christmas Crackles

Serves: 20
Prep time: 30 mins + refrigeration time
Cook time: -

Ingredients

• 4 cups Rice Bubbles
• 1 cup McKenzie’s Desiccated Coconut
• 1/4 cup Sunbeam Sultanas
• 1/4 cup Nestle dark chocolate bits
• 1/4 cup Nestle milk chocolate bits
• 1 1/2 cups Nestle White Melts, melted
• 80g Copha, white vegetable shortening, melted
• Nestle White & milk melts, melted, silver cachous, 100's & 1000's, and coloured coconut to decorate.

Method

1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl
2. Combine White melts and Copha, pour over dry ingredients, mix well
3. Scoop heaped tablespoonfuls of mixture into patty cases. Quickly repeat with remaining mixture as it will set quickly
4. To make Christmas tree shapes, scoop 1/4 cup of mixture into small funnel, turn out onto foil lined tray
5. Refrigerate crackle trees until set. Decorate as desired with white and milk melts, silver cachous, 100's & 1000's or coloured coconut

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Gingerbread Men

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Makes: 20

Ingredients

• Melted butter, to grease
• 125g butter, at room temperature
• 100g (1/2 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
• 125ml (1/2 cup) golden syrup
• 1 egg, separated
• 375g (2 1/2 cups) plain flour
• 1 tbs ground ginger
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• Plain flour, to dust
• 150g (1 cup) pure icing sugar, sifted
• 8-10 drops red liquid food colouring
• 8-10 drops green liquid food colouring
• Smarties, to decorate

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Brush 2 baking trays with melted butter to lightly grease
2. Use an electric beater to beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add the golden syrup and egg yolk and beat until combined. Stir in the flour, ginger, mixed spice and bicarbonate of soda. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Press dough into a disc. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to rest
3. Meanwhile, place egg white in a clean, dry bowl. Use an electric beater to beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add icing sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Divide icing among 3 bowls. Cover 1 bowl with plastic wrap and place in the fridge. Add red colouring to 1 bowl and stir until combined. Add green colouring to remaining bowl and stir until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge
4. Place the dough between 2 sheets of baking paper and roll out until about 4mm thick. Use a 9cm gingerbread man cutter to cut out shapes. Place on trays about 3cm apart. Repeat with any excess dough
5. Bake in oven for 10 minutes or until brown. Remove from oven. Transfer to a rack to cool
6. Place prepared icings in small plastic bags. Cut a small hole in a corner of each bag. Pipe icing over gingerbread men to decorate. Finish with Smarties

Notes & tips

• Allow 30 minutes resting time.

Source Woolworths Good Taste Magazine - December 2003, Page 40
Recipe by Nadia French

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