Christmas is a time for good things, and also the ones to eat. So now I'll post about the desserts and all non savoury things for Christmas that we are used to have.
In my home, rather, in my family since I know myself, we have some things on Christmas that we can't fail making. They are portuguese things like Rabanadas, slices of fried bread, Sonhos and Bolo Vicente (Vincent cake).
About this cake I must tell you that is a tradition developed by my grandmother as she always made it at Christmas time - and only then, only at Christmas time!
So everybody waited for that glorious moment.
When I got married I replaced my grandmother on that task and started baking the aforementioned cake for several households in various sizes, depending on the number of persons in each house.
My grandmother is in Heaven now and I never stopped baking the Bolo Vicente because everybody likes it so much and to honour her too.
So another thing she always did were the Rabanadas, also called Fatias Douradas (Golden Slices) and the Sonhos and, as with the cake, I replaced her doing for us and for them, my Grandmother and Parents. To the other homes I din't make it but as we all used to get together for Christmas Eve and Day, they always eat them in my house.
For the Rabanadas we always mix sugar and cinnamon and put on top of them while they are still warm. My uncle likes to eat them with honey. It's very good too.
Never mind the food that appears first in the picture, this is sausage rolls, I mean the other one, it's Arroz Doce, a thing similar to Rice Pudding but much. much better.
A Christmas Log made by my sister. Oh I do like it but mainly the Fios de Ovos, on top of it.
And we can't forget the Mince Pies
and the Christmas Pudding.
And something that I always make for Christmas but that we begin eating since the first falling leaves: Apple Crumble.
These pictures I'm posting here are from past Christmases but I will try hard to not forget to take some pictures of the ones I will make this year and post them after Christmas.
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2 comments:
What an awesome traditional to keep going.
Do you perhaps care to share Grandmas cake recipe, it does look awesome.
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It is wonderful to carry forward traditional foods for the holidays. I try to do the same every Christmas. I would love the recipe for the bolos Vincente as my husband is a Vincent.
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