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Christmas · Desserts and sweets

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American
American fruitcake with rum
A rich dried-fruit, candied-cherry and walnut cake flavoured with rum and spices.
35 min active time
German
Spritzgebäck butter biscuits
Butter biscuits shaped with a biscuit press. One serving is one biscuit.
1 h active time
Austrian
Vanillekipferl, almond crescents
Austrian almond biscuits coated in vanilla sugar.
45 min active time

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Greek
Pasteli — sesame and honey bars
Toasted sesame bites bound with honey and a hint of lemon.
20 min active time
Greek
Fanouropita — raisin and walnut cake
An oil and orange juice cake scented with cinnamon and cloves.
20 min active time
Greek
Melopita — honey and ricotta cake
A soft, lightly browned crustless cake flavoured with honey and lemon.
15 min active time

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Hungarian
Mákos guba — poppy seed bread pudding with vanilla sauce
Stale bread soaked in poppy seed and lemon milk, served with warm vanilla sauce.
25 min active time
Hungarian
Túrógombóc — curd dumplings in toasted breadcrumbs
Poached curd cheese and semolina dumplings rolled in cinnamon breadcrumbs.
30 min active time
Hungarian
Hideg meggyleves — chilled sour cherry soup
A sweet and tart sour cherry soup with cream, lemon and cinnamon.
30 min active time

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Indonesian
Wingko — coconut and glutinous rice cakes
Dense cakes of glutinous rice flour and desiccated coconut, browned in a covered pan.
25 min active time
Indonesian
Puding agar gula merah — palm sugar agar pudding
A chilled coconut and pandan dessert set with agar-agar and enriched with egg.
20 min active time
Indonesian
Klepon — glutinous rice bites with palm sugar
Pandan-flavoured bites filled with melted palm sugar and rolled in coconut.
30 min active time

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Mexican
Calabaza en tacha — pumpkin in piloncillo syrup
Tender pumpkin pieces coated in a cinnamon cane-sugar syrup.
20 min active time
Mexican
Atropellado de camote y coco — sweet potato and coconut purée
A thick sweet potato and coconut purée scented with cinnamon.
25 min active time
Mexican
Jericallas — cinnamon milk custards
Milk and egg-yolk custards with an oven-browned surface.
30 min active time

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American
Pancakes
Fluffy pancakes. Makes 12 pancakes: one serving is one pancake.
30 min active time
French
Orange crêpes
Thin crêpes coated with an orange and salted butter sauce.
1 h active time
French
Plain crêpes
Thin milk crêpes. Makes 12 crêpes: one serving is one crêpe.
35 min active time