Christmas Stollen

I like to try something new at Christmas.  This year I decided to try stollen.  I have never made it and when I was at brother Ron and sister in law Mina's place this last week, Katie made stollen. They make it every year.
I got their recipe and adapted it a bit to make it more like raisin bread with lots of other stuff in it.
I had almonds, dried fruit etc.

I think it turned out well, considering Eric and I ate almost one loaf between us for supper.

Christmas baking

These last few weeks I have done some Christmas baking.
One day Sophie and Peyton decorated the oatmeal cookies with smarties and sprinkles. Most went on the cookies!!  Scarlet was put into the sink.

Another day Aaron and Elise tried to help make meat buns.

Grama Lepp with grandchildren and greatgrandchildren in Saskatoon.

Special times when famiy gathers together.