This morning's interview with Kathryn Ryan on Radio National was all about making some home-made Christmas gifts for your foodie friends and family. Easy but delicious recipes that you can quickly make and give to someone this Christmas- from Nani Nani jars to Christmas-flavoured vodka.
Here's a link to the interview and a heap of recipes:
Christmas Biscuits Nani Nani Jar
Nani Nani Jar of Christmas Biscuits.
Give a jar full of beautifully layered dry ingredients. The recipient just adds a couple of wet ingredients and mixes it, pops pieces in the oven, and voila, Christmas treats, when they need them.
1/3 cup caster sugar
1/3 firmly packed cup brown sugar
3/4 cup plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 cup oats
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup white chocolate chips
Carefully layer all the dry ingredients in order of ingredient list in a 1L (4-cup) sterilised jar.
Attach a label to the jar telling the recipient the recipe:
You will need: 125g melted unsalted butter, 1 lightly beaten egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract. To bake the biscuits, preheat oven to 180°C. Combine all the jar ingredients and extra ingredients in a large bowl. Place 12 spoonfuls onto a baking paper-lined baking tray, flatten slightly, then bake for 8-10 minutes until golden.
Christmas Vodka with Sugared Pine needles and Cranberries