Bake Set
£90.00
Christmas Baking
Filling your house with the smells of spiced baked goods is one of the most enjoyable parts of the festive season. The baking of mince pies, Christmas puddings and yule logs brings family and friends together in the kitchen. Our enamelware baking pans, trays, and bowls are a great addition to any kitchen during the holiday season, providing the versatility that is so vital in a busy Christmas kitchen.
Below are some suggestions for how to use our enamelware to assist your Christmas Baking.
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Yule Log
Our large Serving Tray is a great size for creating a beautiful Christmas yule log. Simply, line our large enamel serving tray with baking paper and fill with your cake batter. Once it has been cooked in the oven, you can pop the cake straight out of the pan and roll it up in the baking paper.
Christmas Pudding
Our 6 piece Prep Set provides you with everything you need for the construction of a Christmas pudding. Use the colander to rinse all your fruits and then add them into the large mixing bowl to combine with all the other ingredients. Our 2-pint jug comes with measurements inside and is therefore great for ensuring you add the correct amount of each ingredient. Finally, due to the durable nature of the porcelain fused onto heavy-gauge steel you can boil your Christmas pudding in one of the smaller bowls, with each bowl conveniently moulded into the shape of a Christmas pudding.
Christmas Biscuits
Our bake trays from our 5 piece Bake Set come in a range of sizes allowing you to create anything from a singular serve sized Christmas cookie, up to a large tray of cookies to gift to loved ones. The steel core of our baking trays conducts heat rapidly, ensuring that biscuits come out of the oven crisp and crunchy.
Not a baker? Here are some alternative uses for our enamelware
Herb Planter
Our enamel bake pans, bowls and tumblers work well as herb planters for your kitchen. Alternatively use one of our enamel Sauce Dishes underneath your plant pots to stop excess water from spreading around your kitchen. Not only is it useful to have fresh herbs at hand in the kitchen, but it also acts as a beautiful decoration.
Flower vase
Our 3 Pint Jugs look beautiful with an arrangement of flowers in. The varied selection of coloured jugs available allows you to coordinate or contrast your jug with the colours in your flowers, making a striking feature at the centre of any dinner party table.
Serving tray
Our Serving Trays come into their own at Christmas parties. Use our large or small trays to arrange a selection of snacks and dips, or the Christmas cookies fresh from the oven. Or present your festive cocktails and mocktails from our tray, making it easier to carry drinks around a busy cocktail party.
Christmas Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup sultanas
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- 1 cup finely grated butter (about 115g/4oz)
- 1 cup fresh brown breadcrumbs (from 4 slices of bread)
- 1 cup light muscovado sugar
- 1 cup mixed nuts, chopped
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground mixed spice
- 1 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- butter, for greasing
Method
For a traditional Christmas dessert, try our indulgent Christmas pudding. Our Prep Set and Jugs ensure you are fully equipped for the recipe. And for a more contemporary spiced Christmas treat, our pear, cinnamon, and almond loaf is delicious snack on a winter afternoon. Bake in our loaf tin and cut up into hearty chunks to serve on one of our serving trays.
1. Empty the first six cups and the nuts, if using, into a large mixing bowl from our Prep Set with the spices, then stir in the milk and egg. Once well combined, tip into a one of our medium sized enamel bowls from our Prep Set.
2. Cover with a double layer of buttered foil, making a pleat in the centre to allow the pudding to rise. Tie the foil securely with string, then place in a steamer or large pan containing enough gently simmering water to come halfway up the sides of the bowl. Steam, covered with a lid, for 2½ hours.
3. Check the water level during cooking, topping up if necessary. If you are preparing this pudding ahead, remove the foil, let it cool slightly, then wrap in cling film and then fresh foil. If you are serving it immediately, unwrap and invert onto one of our deep plates.
Pear, Cinnamon and Almond Loaf
Ingredients
- 175g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra to grease
- 150g light brown soft sugar
- 3 Free Range Eggs
- 150g self-raising flour
- 100g ground almonds
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp fine salt
- 3 Conference Pears, peeled, cored and cut into 2cm chunks
- 2½-3 tbsp icing sugar
- 1-2 drops of Almond Extract
- 1 tbsp toasted flaked almonds
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 160˚C, gas mark 3; grease and line your loaf tin with baking parchment. Using electric beaters, beat the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Mix the flour, almonds, cinnamon and salt in a bowl, then beat into the batter until just combined. Reserve a handful of the chopped pears and stir the rest into the batter.
2. Tip into the prepared Loaf Tin, level out the top, then scatter the remaining pear on top and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes- 1 hour 20 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool completely in the loaf tin.
3. Mix the icing sugar with 1-2 tsp water and the almond extract. Drizzle over the cake, scatter with the flaked almonds and serve.
