Christmas Baking Fun and Delicious Holiday Treats (Hardcover)

From the Publisher: The Christmasseason is a magical time?sleigh bells ringing, puffy snow flurrying, a cozyfire crackling, and wonderful aromas coming from the kitchen as families makeyummy Christmas treats. Christmas Bakingwill make the holiday season even more magical with fun and simple recipes thatare sure to become Christmas traditions in every home.   Prominent Swedishpastry chef Mia Öhrnoffers thirty-eight of her amazingly creative and delicious recipes for cakes,cookies, candies, truffles, cupcakes, tarts, and breads that are tasty,colorful, fun, and decorative. Learn how to build and decorate the perfectgingerbread house, create marzipan elves, make toffee sticks, ginger-flavoredchocolates, a gingerbread bowl, fig pie, and decadent chocolate cake with bloodoranges. Aside from the sweets, Öhrn includes recipes for a fruit andnut bread, saffron bread, and poppy crisp bread.    Along with therecipes, the author provides helpful hints for choosing the best ingredients,gives you valuable baking tips and decorating ideas, and shows you how toproperly preserve your finished creations. The beautiful photographs of thedelightful treats and winter scenes by Ulrika Pousette make Christmas Baking a very special bookfilled with treats that everyone will love.