Category: Christmas

Irish traditional Christmas recipes.

Sausage Stuffing

Ingredients 12 oz fresh cranberries 1 pound sausage 6 cups bread cubes 1 cup bread crumbs 1 medium onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh sage 1 pinch fresh thyme 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 teaspoon ground black pepper… Continue reading Sausage Stuffing

Christmas Cookies

Delicious Festive Cookies Ingredients: 600g/1lb 6oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour 300g/11oz Butter (room temperature) 300g/11oz Caster Sugar 2 Medium Eggs (beaten) 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence Christmas Cutters eg. Stars, Trees, Snowmen etc. For Decoration: Instant Royal Icing Coloured Writing Icing Silver/Gold Christmas Balls Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease large flat baking… Continue reading Christmas Cookies

Mince Pies

Easy Christmas Mince Pies Ingredients: 350g/12oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour 225g/8oz Butter (at room temperature) 125g/4oz Golden Caster Sugar 1 jar Mincemeat 1 small Egg (beaten) – optional for brushing Icing Sugar for dusting Method: 1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°C/Gas 6. Lightly grease two bun trays. 2. Place flour into a large mixing bowl. Rub… Continue reading Mince Pies

Coeliac Plum Pudding

The perfect Coeliac friendly Christmas Plum Pudding Ingredients: 75g / 3oz Tritamyl Gluten-free Flour 75g / 3oz Light Brown Sugar 175g / 6oz Margarine 3 Eggs (lightly beaten) 1 teaspoon Mixed Spice (gluten-free) 500g packet Shamrock Luxury Fruit Mix 1 Apple (Grated) 100g packet Ground Almonds 175g / 6oz Breadcrumbs (gluten-free) 150ml / 1/4 pint… Continue reading Coeliac Plum Pudding

Express Turkey and Ham dinner

Don’t have hours to spend cooking up your holiday dinner? Save some time by using the products below! Ingredients: Appetizer selection: Knorr Cream of Vegetable soup or soup of your choice from our Knorr Soup selection Main Course: Turkey – any size Donnelly’s Butcher’s Cut Irish Ham Potatoes, peeled and diced Vegetables of choice 1/2… Continue reading Express Turkey and Ham dinner

Brussels sprout bubble and squeak cakes

A great recipe for getting rid of those Christmas leftovers! Ingredients: For the tomatoes and onions 2 tomatoes, preferably plum, halved 1 red onion, cut into wedges 3 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp caster sugar ½ tsp leaves thyme For the bacon crumbs 2 Donnelly’s Irish Style Bacon 50 g fresh Brennans white breadcrumbs For… Continue reading Brussels sprout bubble and squeak cakes

Glazed Loin of Bacon with Pea and Potato Mash

Ingredients: 750g Donnelly’s loin of bacon or ham joint 1 tablesp. demerara sugar 2 teasp. Lakeshore Mustard Good pinch of ground cloves 675g floury potatoes, cut into chunks 175g frozen peas 50g Irish butter 100ml milk Salt and freshly ground black pepper Method: 1. Place the loin of bacon in a saucepan and cover with… Continue reading Glazed Loin of Bacon with Pea and Potato Mash

Apple Raisin Stuffing

Ingredients: 2 chopped red onions 2 minced garlic cloves 3 chopped celery stalks knob of Irish Butter 4 diced peeled apples 1 tablespoon chopped thyme 1 cup golden raisins 1 teaspoon aniseed 4 to 6 cups chicken broth Lakeshore Wholegrain Mustard with Whiskey 3 tablespoons each chopped parsley and tarragon 8 cups toasted pumpernickel cubes… Continue reading Apple Raisin Stuffing