December 18 - 3rd Edition has changed to Christmas in Finland!
(find the old plans from our 1st edition below, if you are still using our 1st edition plans) Pair this day’s plans up with our NEWLY released Adventures in Finland, Christmas Special.
Read: Santa Claus and His Elves by Mauri Kunnas
Paint: Continue making your Scandinavian Felt Stars from Day 13, or Create your own Yarn Gnome Ornaments
Enjoy a selection of tutorials for you
Cook: Finnish Gingerbread Biscuits "Piparkakut". Recipe included in our 3rd edition lesson plans and below:
Dec. 6th 2022 Update: Due to our 3rd Edition accidentally missing this recipe’s page, I wanted to add the recipe here for reference asap. I will be updating the recipe to download here as soon as I am able to download the updated page from Canva, however Canva has been down this week, and I have been unable to download any new product creations. (Technology right?) Stay tuned for the updated recipe in your Shopify customer account as well.
Finnish Gingerbread Biscuits "Piparkakut"
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup golden syrup
7 ounces caster sugar
9 ounces butter
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 tablespoon mixed citrus peel
2 eggs
17.5 ounces plain flour
3 teaspoons bicarb soda
1 teaspoon salt
STEPS:
Place golden syrup, sugar, butter, spices and citrus peel into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Allow to cool slightly, then beat with electric beater until light and slightly fluffy. Beat in eggs one at the time.
Sift flour, bicarb soda and salt together, add to the mixture to form a dough.
Wrap dough with plastic wrap and place into refrigerator overnight.
Next day: Preheat oven to 200C. Roll out dough as thin as possible. Cut desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place biscuits onto oven trays, brush with iced water and bake in oven for 6-8 minutes until brown and slightly puffy.
You can also find this recipe, and so much more in our new Christmas Adventures in Finland!
We also have units on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, plus a HYGGE Christmas Special Unit. Try all of these units in our series, for a mega Scandinavian Christmas Theme!
1st Edition Original Plan for December 18 - Christmas in South Africa!
Read: The Herd Boy by Niki Daly
Additional Books About South Africa:
Gift of the Sun: A Tale from South Africa by Dianne Stewart
A South African Night by Rachel Isadora
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me by Maya Angelou
Count Your Way Through South Africa by James Haskins
Safari, So Good! All About African Wildlife by Bonnie Worth
Folktales from Africa by Dianne Stewart
Make: Panettone Pudding
The South African people also enjoy this Italian Bread, and create a delicious pudding with the left overs! How lucky for us we just made one yesterday!
Find more South African Christmas recipes here.