Christmas cookie swap: festive caraway and cinnamon biscuit recipe

Warmly spiced Christmas biscuits, ideal for gifting and sharing. Flavoured with four spices, vanilla, orange zest and using black treacle and olive oil

Pan d’oro – using fresh and sourdough yeast

A full, laminated rich and delicious Pan D’Oro recipe using a sourdough starter enlivened with fresh yeast. This tricky and complex recipe is timed to fit around my working life (so you don’t have to be chained to the kitchen to complete this). An ultimate tick-off-my-bucket-list bake

Speculaas winter toffee

A creamy, treacle winter toffee recipe using @vanDotschSpices speculaas mix

Cranberry, pineapple, cherry and nut mincemeat

A rich, citrus mincemeat with pineapple, cranberries, cherry juice and nuts – a world of difference from shop bought mincemeat

Mince pies – with orange frangipani

Mince pies, with citrus mincemeat and frangipani and almond topping

Montelimar nougat

How to make this delicious confectionery treat: it’s not simple bu the results are worth it!

Christmas spiced marshmallows

These are a lovely way to get your fix of Christmas spices without having yet another mince pie or bite of gingerbread house. They are a lovely handmade gift to give away too, presented in a cellophane bag tied up with some festive ribbon. Equipment A medium to large heavy base saucepan A sugar thermometer