What to do with the left-over pull pastry from my Galette des Rois? Make these delicious cinnamon swirls of course!
Roll all leftover pastry scraps into a ball and use a rolling pin to form a large thin rectangle. Sprinkle with a mix of cinnamon and sugar then roll the two longest edges towards the middle so that they meet halfway. Cut into 1cm pieces and lay on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Pop in a warm oven until golden brown.
Simples!
As mentioned in my previous post, I have a lovely stinking winter cold which has taken away the things I hold dearest: my tastebuds.
Fortunately, these ginger and cinammon snowman cookies made specially by Cheri have found a way to break through the lurgy barrier and have become my favourite food over the last couple of days.
The buttercream icing and generous sprinkling of raisins is just what a girl needs to keep her spirits up on these cold winter nights. Artistically speaking, however, I think they look a little more like barn owls than snowmen, but I'm not complaining!
Absolutely love these doggie style cupcakes. Not too sure where this photo originally comes from as I have seen it on quite a few websites and on Facebook but couldn't resist sharing it.
My Mam gave me a lovely cupcake and cheescake recipe book for Christmas a couple of years ago, as well as some fancy cookie cutters and an icing and piping bag set so I have no excuses not to be baking away this Christmas.
Not sure if I could pull of this level of icing skill yet but you never know. I'm going to try and do some in the image of Fifi, now that the little fella is back at home recovering!
