We traditionally make the same types of cookies and eat the same celebratory meals,. Growing up, Christmas Eve dinner was always ham, swedish meatballs, scalloped potatoes, pies and lots of cookies.
This year, however, we'll be doing fondue with our friends, the Lasts. And to be sure, lots of cookies will be involved in addition to the fondue accutrements. So I did some baking last night. And it was mostly disappointing. I made wagon wheels (chocolate crinkle cookies) and forgot the salt and baking powder, I think. I couldn't remember so I took the dough out of the fridge forty five minutes later and stirred it in. I hope they turn out. Then I made molasses cookies. Somehow they ended up dry and crumbly instead of soft and chewy. (Ickk.)
But at least the peanut butter blossoms ended up perfect. And I made a double batch. It will just have to make up for the ruined cookies.
At the beginning of the Christmas season I asked my children which traditions were most important to them. Number one on the list? Swedish cardamom bread.
I must admit, it is a must for me too. I remember my mom would stay up very, very late on Christmas Eve to bake this bread. (It is a 4 or 5 hour process sometimes.) Such a labor of love. When my mom was visiting my sister, Hester, in Switzerland, Hester had her make some and then froze it for Christmas morning. (Such a great idea!) I thought I might do that as well. However, it's Christmas Eve, and I will probably end up baking this delicious bread after the kids are in bed. But it wouldn't be Christmas without it.
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Can I tell you how excited I am about getting the bread out of the freezer this afternoon and enjoying its deliciousness tomorrow morning?!
I baked all day yesterday, while Vickie watched Bryan and Sariah's kids, Pumpkin pies, sausage rolls for our traditional Christmas morning, and bread. The whole wheat bread looked like some of the best loaves I've ever made. Then two of them wouldn't come out of the loaf pans. I usually spray the pans with olive oil and my Pam Olive Oil spray ran out, so I used this new pump sprayer that I had bought. Sprayed good, but the loaves wouldn't release and the pans were a pain to clean. You'd think I'd sprayed glue instead of olive oil.
I am wishing for one of your peanut blossom cookies - the friend who ALWAYS brings them on the Monday before Christmas did not!! With no oven, I am out of luck!!
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