Hello friends and viewers, We at the Swiss Home love to give homemade presents. Advent every year is frantic with ideas and a lot of baking. We bake tons of different biscuits to give away as presents. And this year was no exception. We baked 4 different varieties. I will be sharing 2 of them in this part 1 of the video. Part 2 follows. Its fun and easy to bake with your little helpers at home. The Indian link for the rolling pin I used: https://geni.us/bKmJuC (Amazon) For US viewers. https://geni.us/8CwV (Amazon) Not exactly Tupperware, but this will also work: Silicon baking mat https://geni.us/YA4T (Amazon) This Cookie cutter has a good review https://geni.us/SnUSSl (Amazon) You can find the printable version at my blog post and in the recipes page. Please visit my blog https://swisshomegarden.com/ Recipe: Orange Biscuits. Biscuits: Juice and rind of one orange 200 g of butter 300 g of soft brown sugar 250 ml of milk ( optional) 1 tsp. bicarb 2 tsp. of baking powder 675 g of sifted flour Icing: Juice and rind of 1 orange 250 g of icing sugar Water as needed to mix. Preheat the oven to 190 centigrade Cream together the butter and brown sugar. Mix in the orange juice and rind. Mix well. Sift together the flour, bicarb and baking powder and add to the butter mixture. Mix thoroughly and rest the dough for about 30 min. Roll into 6mm thickness, cut the biscuits and place on a lined baking tray about 3 cms apart. Bake for 10- 12 min or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool before icing. For the icing: Mix all the icing ingredients until smooth. Add water as needed. Cover each biscuit with a little icing and allow to set. Recipe for Coconut /Oat Biscuits Ingredients: 150g of soft butter 2 tbsp. golden syrup or molasses 75 g demerara sugar or any unrefined sugar 100 g rolled oats 50 g of dessicated coconut 75g wholemeal flour 2 tsp. baking powder Preheat the oven to 180C Lightly grease two baking trays and set aside. Mix butter with the sugars until soft. Mix together the oats, coconut, flour and baking powder into the butter mixture. Rest the mixture for about 15 minutes so that the oats can set in and its easier to form the shapes. Take teaspoons of mixture and roll them into balls. Flatten then slightly and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking tray. Bake for 10- 15 minutes until golden brown. Cool slightly on the try before cooling on the wire rack carefully. For the printable version of the recipe visit: baking-christmas-presents Please subscribe to my channel. 1 new upload every week. I upload new videos weekly on * Swiss country living * * Food from scratch * and * Gardening * Link to my Food from Scratch Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHIx2... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Y5UqOgpSY

Hello friends and viewers, During the difficult times of shortages, it may be worthwhile to go foraging. And we have done it now, to get some greens in our diet. Easy recipe how to make Wild Garlic Pesto. Ingredients: 50 gm of wild garlic leaves- washed and dried 50 gm of roasted cashewnuts Juice of 1/2 lemon 2-3 cloves of garlic 1-2 tsp of salt. 100 ml of olive oil. Mix all in a food processor and blitz for a couple of minutes. ( I realised that it was so quick with the food processor than the blender I used last year) Store in sterilized bottles in the refrigerator. Please subscribe to my channel. I upload new videos weekly on * Swiss country living * * Food from scratch * and * Gardening * Join my Facebook group on Swiss country living here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/370255343753247/ FB page: https://www.facebook.com/Swiss-Homegarden-346467615945170/ Link to my Food from Scratch Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHIx2... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_0C... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0gHy... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He8Yl... Link to my Kitchen appliances Videos. https://youtu.be/4HJUQf_rrKE https://youtu.be/H4kx_pWBylc Gardening videos https://youtu.be/fZIubXEo7Ts https://youtu.be/_gpqSkqD_BU https://youtu.be/95xvJgpG3Sk Green house video https://youtu.be/W-Ge_K1Jpnw https://youtu.be/tXKEROhtS8U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yhZWJ6pL2A Link to my other gardening videos https://youtu.be/tXKEROhtS8U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFKy7lio-e0&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfD08eiPA1k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W122bEH7zw&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtBjlbG3AE8 Youtube audiolibrary music (No Copyright Music) #wildgarlic#pesto#pestosauce ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKA9DPap4XI

Second video in the Series: Garden to jar Visit my blog at swisshomegarden.com RECIPE FOR RHUBARB – GINGER JAM INGREDIENTS: 1 Kg Rhubarber chopped into small cubes 750 gm of sugar ( you can also use Moscavado sugar) Grated peel of a lemon 1 tablespoon of lemon juice 75 g of chopped candied ginger METHOD: Mix all the ingredients in a heavy bottom pot and cook under moderate heat stirring constantly for about 15 minutes. When the Rhubarb is cooked to a mushy consistency it will start thickening. HOW TO TEST IF ITS READY FOR BOTTLING? Add a few drops to a plate and tilt the plate slightly. If the jam flows then its not yet ready. Repeat the process at intervals till the jam stops flowing. Now its ready for bottling. Bottling Switch off the heat. And set all the sterilised jars on a tea towel. This will help in preventing the jam jars from cracking while filling the hot jam. Fill the jars to the brim and close the lid tightly. Turn the jars upside down on the tea towel for about 10 min. Turn them back with the lid facing up. This helps in creating a vacuum which will preserve the jam for long. This jam preserves well up to 12 months. I must admit from my experience, if the jam is made well under sterile conditions it keeps for more than a year. I still have a small jar unopened in my cellar for more than a year. Source of the Recipe: https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte/LM200204_45_a/rhabarber-ingwer-konfituere/ Kindly subscribe to my Youtube channel more videos are coming up. Link to my other videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfD08... https://youtu.be/n2RM9ixWAQg https://youtu.be/fEpI7AcOq3c https://youtu.be/V0gHyrXvZ0k This video is not sponsored just my own experiences nor do I make any health claims. Music by Chris Haugen Youtube audiolibrary music (No Copyright Music) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHIx2n_eJdc

Dear friends and viewers, In this video I will be unboxing and demonstrating a 2 in 1 Hand blender cum smoothie maker. This video is not sponsored. I wanted to replace our hand blender, and was looking for a multi-purpose appliance, after the old one broke after servicing us almost a decade. I will be blending a soup and then using the special attachment to make a smoothie. Click to see how this works. Link to Camry Blender (Europe) https://geni.us/M8K7so (Amazon) My Video Kit Camera https://geni.us/a34eWWA (Amazon) Canon Lens https://amzn.to/2HPvKIg (Amazon) 2nd Camera https://geni.us/mvpqmG (Amazon) Lens https://geni.us/NfKly (Amazon) San disk https://geni.us/2v4CkjQ (Amazon) The above link is an affiliate link, for which I make a very small commission for a qualifying purchase. Thanks for supporting me. Please subscribe to my channel. I upload new videos weekly on * Swiss country living * * Food from scratch * and * Gardening * Join my Facebook group on Swiss country living here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/37025... FB page: https://www.facebook.com/Swiss-Homega... This video is not sponsored just my own experiences. Music : Youtube audiolibrary #smoothiemakerdemo#camry#handblenderdemo ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5SjXe73p4s