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ParentsWorld December 2023 | Health & Nutrition Parents World

Christmas is a time for celebrations and sweet indulgences. Get your children to help you rustle up these Christmas treats!: writes Khushboo Nehaal Jashnani

Christmas,Pudding,,Fruit,Cake,With,Cup,Of,Tea.,Traditional,FestiveChristmas cake
(5 servings)

Ingredients
• 2 tsp black raisins
• 1 tsp green raisins
• 2 tsp orange peel
• 2 tsp cranberries
• ½ cup apple juice
• 2 tsp chopped walnuts
• 2 tsp roasted and chopped almonds
• 270 gm unsalted butter
• 3 cups maida/flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp nutmeg powder

Preparation guide
• Soak dry fruits in the apple juice overnight.
• Beat butter, sugar and brown sugar thoroughly.
• Add salt, nutmeg powder and vanilla essence. Blend well.
• Add eggs and continue to blend.
• Sift flour and baking powder, and add little by little, blending everything.
• When the mix has reached a thick, pouring consistency, add dry fruits.
• Preheat oven to 250oC.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Use a fork to pierce and check if the cake is cooked. If not, bake for another five minutes.

Christmas,Cookies,With,Festive,DecorationStar cinnamon-ginger cookies
(3 servings)

Ingredients
• 2 ½ cups maida/flour
• ¾ cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
• ¼ tsp dry ginger powder
• ¼ tsp salt

Preparation guide
• Mix soft butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat with an eggbeater or cake blender until fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla essence. Continue to blend.
• On a large tray, sift maida, salt, cinnamon powder, ginger powder, and baking soda in a sieve, breaking small lumps to get fine flour consistency.
• Add flour to the butter mix little by little, blending until you have a thick dough.
• Make a large ball of dough and put inside a plastic cover. Set aside in the refrigerator for three hours.
• Roll out the dough, and use star cookie cutters to cut out the stars.
• Grease a baking tray and place the star cookies.
• Preheat oven to 175oC.
• Bake for 7-8 minutes.

Christmas,Fun,Food,Idea,-,Strawberry,Santa,Claus,,Healthy,AndStrawberry Santas
(4 servings)

Ingredients 
• 200 gm strawberries
• 100 gm butter
• 30 gm cream
• 100 gm sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• Black sesame seeds
 
Preparation guide
• Wash strawberries well. Slice neatly into two parts, with the top part smaller.
• Add butter, cream and sugar in a bowl.
• Beat well with a cake-blender, then add vanilla essence and blend again until the mix is slightly fluffy.
• Use a spoon to layer the strawberries as shown in the photo.
• Use a kebab stick with a little cream to pick up and place sesame seeds for the eyes.
• Arrange creamy strawberry santas on a plate and display as the centrepiece of your Christmas celebrations.
 
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