christmas Tag

Christmas is just around the corner (again?!) and so is a pile of mince pies, Christmas puddings and boxes of Celebrations. Well KB.eats is here to add to that pile and dare I say, make it a little bit better. Classic festive flavours get the KB.eats treatment in our carefully curated Christmas menu. As always, our bakes are made with with Calon Wen organic butter, Shipton Mill organic flour, local farm eggs from Riverways Farm and our vegan bakes are palm oil free. Click here to read more about our suppliers.

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As you may have noticed, Cranberry and Orange have been a festive favourite of mine. I don't want to blow my own trumpet or anything but this jam was pretty darn good. The cranberries added a little tartness which is a welcome addition to an otherwise sweet conserve. The cinnamon taste is subtle, some may say too subtle, but as we are talking about jam here, I think, subtle enough! All in all, this jam is perfect for say, homemade croissants! It's pretty easy to make as well. I did not have a jam thermometer at the time, so it involved a lot of guess work. Last summer I went to an Afternoon Tea cookery class at Waitrose Cooking School, where I learnt a few jam making tricks, which came in handy.
I made this jam in November but I couldn't blog about it then as it was to be part of the Christmas Hamper I was making for my parents. I was pretty chuffed with the hamper I put together. Take a look...