Above you see the tentative Kitchen Gifts list from this year. We did multiple batches of the Eggnog Logs and Sacher Torte Cookies, and Chocolate Mint Crisps so we would have plenty for various giftees.
I made a batch of the Golden Apricot Cakes and found that using the bakeable paper loaf pans I got on sale at King Arthur worked very well. I was able to make 4 little loaves (and really, they're not all that little). As I mentioned previously, I liked these paper pans a lot. They were easy to work with and fill, nice and sturdy, and the cakes
baked well in them. When cooled, it was an easy matter to just wrap
them in foil -- not plastic wrap and then foil, as I would do with cakes
baked in ceramic or metal pans and removed to cool on racks.
I made two double batches of Christmas granola, I think, and gave two jars and one tin away as kitchen gifts.
Holiday Special Fudge winged its way to Nevada as a seasonal kitchen gift.
I had BBQ Pecans on my tentative list, but then I found a recipe for Spicy Peanuts that looked easier and less expensive, so shifted gears on that one.
And I needed one more gift for a grandson who enjoys spicy condiments (like barbecue sauce) but buying one was iffy because he can't have high fructose corn syrup. So I made him a jar of our favorite maple barbecue sauce (recipe to follow here at some point) and he seemed quite pleased with it.
And there we have the actual Kitchen Gifts list!
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