0:00:02 > 0:00:04- Christmas. We love this time of year.- Yeah, wrapping presents,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08decorating the tree, and generally making merry.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12And nothing beats a bit of Christmas home cooking
0:00:12 > 0:00:15shared with family and friends.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Delicious festive food for all occasions,
0:00:17 > 0:00:19packed with flavour and full of love.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Ding dong merrily on high!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24And we'll be joined by some familiar faces
0:00:24 > 0:00:26to get us all into the festive spirit.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- Oh, my goodness!- That is preposterously wonderful.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31- Merry Christmas.- Merry Christmas.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34We'll also find out how to make someone's day
0:00:34 > 0:00:37with delicious home-made foodie gifts.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43So hang up your stockings, tweak your tinsel...
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Turn on your fairy lights, and relax.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48BOTH: We're home for Christmas!
0:01:03 > 0:01:04It's Christmas Day.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09The presents are wrapped, the house is decorated, and the tree is lit.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Now, for a cook, it's the perfect time to show off.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Everybody's looking forward to your Christmas dinner, so what do you do?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Pull out all the stops!
0:01:22 > 0:01:27Christmas makes memories, and with our suggestions for a spectacular
0:01:27 > 0:01:30lunch, the family will be talking about it for generations.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35We're making delicious stuffed turkey legs and breast.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40And a spectacular Christmas croque-en-bouche.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43We're joined by Reverend Kate Bottley,
0:01:43 > 0:01:45television's favourite vicar.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48I only went for a snog and I ended up with a dog collar!
0:01:50 > 0:01:54But first a dish that looks great and tastes even better.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Yeah, we're going be cooking a cherry and bourbon glazed gammon ham
0:01:58 > 0:02:01with a lovely winter butternut squash salad.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Now, like most things at Christmas,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05we always say it's good to get ahead,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07and we have got ahead with this.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09The first thing you must do is get rid of the salt.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12So you put that into a pot, bring it to the boil,
0:02:12 > 0:02:14and then chuck the water away
0:02:14 > 0:02:17and then put that back into the pot again,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21filled with water, and this is what you boil it in.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22So these are your aromatics.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Some celery, carrot, onion,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27cloves, pepper, allspice.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Not forgetting the bay leaves and some thyme.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Now we simmer that gammon away for two to two-and-ahalf hours
0:02:34 > 0:02:37in its aromatics. I'm going to make the cherry and bourbon glaze.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40It just lifts that gammon up to new heights.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Now, you see there is a layer of skin here.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Well, what we're going to do is we're going to just take that off
0:02:45 > 0:02:48nice and gently. And sometimes it'll just pull off
0:02:48 > 0:02:50and sometimes you might need to give it a little bit of
0:02:50 > 0:02:52a helping hand with a knife,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55because we don't want that, we just want the fat layer underneath.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Now, to start the glaze, we start with some cherry conserve.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Basically cherry jam.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Black cherry jam or regular cherry jam will do fine.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Put it in a bowl, then we add some brown sugar...
0:03:09 > 0:03:11..some cinnamon...
0:03:13 > 0:03:15..some bourbon.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17And I think bourbon really does work with this.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20You could use Scotch whisky, but I think it might be a bit peaty.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Yeah, bourbon has that sweetness to it, doesn't it?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Now I've got like a thumb end of ginger.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I'm going to peel this and I'm going to chop it
0:03:27 > 0:03:30very, very finely and put it into my mixture.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Now, while Dave's doing his ginger, I'm going to start
0:03:33 > 0:03:37to put the little cross hatches that make it so lovely.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Now I take this ginger,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43put it into the bowl with my bourbon, my cinnamon,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46my sugar and my cherry jam.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51And I'll give that a good mix. Then I put it into a saucepan...
0:03:52 > 0:03:55..and I'm going to boil it till it is a jammy glaze.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Lovely. Cor, that smells boozy!
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- Do you know, Simon, a Christmas fact?- Oh? Go on.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10In Britain over the Christmas period we drink enough beer
0:04:10 > 0:04:13to fill 57 swimming pools!
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- That's a fact! - Do we?- We do.- Flipping heck!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Phwoar!
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Here, you nearly lost your tache there, dude!
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- I know!- Hold on, the left bit's gone a bit limp!
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Watch this. Aladdin!
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Woof, there's the genie.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Let's put the fire out.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37And we don't do anything daft like put water in it.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39It's good, isn't it?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- Without oxygen, fire can't function. - No.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45There we go. Look at that.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I'm going to start to stud with cloves, Dave.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51I always think that a gammon like this looks like a hobnail boot.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- It's lovely.- Oh, it is lovely.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Look at that, Si.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00We've burned the alcohol off and it's just gone
0:05:00 > 0:05:01that wonderful, rich...
0:05:03 > 0:05:04..glaze.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Oh, you know it's Christmas when you're doing this.- Yeah.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10It's like a pork quilt, isn't it?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Yes!
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Right then.- Right, let's get the painters in!
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Now, that's starting to look like a gammon.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Oh, aye.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- There you go, mate.- Thank you.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30So that goes into a preheated oven at 200 degrees C
0:05:30 > 0:05:32for 20 to 25 minutes.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36If you fancy putting another glaze on, halfway through, please do.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Now, what we're going to do is strip the outside
0:05:45 > 0:05:48of that butternut squash off, cut it and dice it.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Do you want me to chop the garlic for you, mate?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Yeah, that would be great, thanks.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Kingy, when you were little, around Christmas dinner,
0:05:56 > 0:05:57what was your childhood treat?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Oh, it was first thing in the morning,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02dipping bread into the turkey juices.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04It was brilliant. Used to lift the foil up,
0:06:04 > 0:06:06make sure me mum wasn't about,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08and she'd always have hot bread,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11so I always used to nick a bit and then just lift the turkey foil,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13open the oven...
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Hot... Oh, it was so lovely.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Hot turkey fat!- Hot turkey fat and all the cooking juices
0:06:18 > 0:06:23soaked into mam's home-made bread. Little bit of salt on, it was epic.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- And what do you call that? - Turkey dippers! Turkey dippers!
0:06:26 > 0:06:28By gosh!
0:06:28 > 0:06:31What about you, Dave? What was yours?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33I seem to remember on Christmas Eve
0:06:33 > 0:06:36it was always the time for making the stock and the giblet gravy.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40And my dad would always make some soup with kind of pulses and barley.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42And funny enough it was all my dad that had a leading hand
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- in Christmas dinner, not my mum. - Right.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46And it was the Christmas Eve turkey soup,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50because the bird was such a big event, a big expense.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- Yes.- And I can remember that soup, eating late at night as well,
0:06:53 > 0:06:54that was always so exciting.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57We always had a proper roaring fire on,
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- and the anticipation was ridiculous. - I know, that's it, isn't it?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03You know, for what's going to happen the next day.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Now I'm going to sprinkle the chopped garlic over the squash.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Right, that's us.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16I'll get some oil, spread it out.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Give each bit of squash its share of the garlic world.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24A little bit of oil
0:07:24 > 0:07:25and some thyme.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Now this is dried thyme, it's not fresh.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Yeah. One of the rules with cooking,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33you cook dried herbs and spices into a dish from the beginning,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35and you finish off with fresh.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Now, if you could pass a little bit of salt, a little bit of pepper,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I'll stick that on and get it in the oven.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42While I make a dressing for this wonderful salad.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Can I have your olive oil? - You certainly can.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Like most dressings, this one starts with olive oil.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Some lovely, sharp red wine vinegar.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00I've got some Dijon mustard, wholegrain mustard.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01You know, the lumpy one.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Now lastly, some honey.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07So it's really sweet and savoury, and it's lovely with a squash.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10200 degrees, 25 minutes.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Which, ironically, is about the same time as your gammon!
0:08:20 > 0:08:21- There we go.- Beautiful.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Oh!
0:08:26 > 0:08:29They've gone really kind of sticky and roasted and lovely.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- Haven't they just?- Oh!
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Oh, yes.
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Look at this boy.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Oh!- Oh, that is fantastic.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40That is beautiful, isn't it?
0:08:42 > 0:08:43I've got it.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Now, look at that.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49I don't think a Christmas Day main event
0:08:49 > 0:08:51could look much better than that.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- It's beautiful.- It is.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Now just make a bed of spinach leaves for the salad.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I think spinach is great for winter salads.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Look at the colours, man. - Yeah.- It's great.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Just drizzle some of that honey and mustard dressing.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Oh, lovely.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16And now just scatter some of the lovely toasted pumpkin seeds.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18And now...
0:09:18 > 0:09:20for our beautiful, beautiful gammon.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26That is...
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- ..perfect.- Yes.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Absolutely perfect.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Oh, that bourbon glaze is superb.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Oh!
0:09:44 > 0:09:46That is superb.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Ding dong merrily on high!
0:09:47 > 0:09:49That is absolutely belting.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54This cherry and bourbon glazed gammon with winter squash
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and crunchy seed salad will be a magnificent centrepiece
0:09:57 > 0:09:59for any Christmas table.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Now it's easy to get carried away at Christmas with buying
0:10:03 > 0:10:06loads of pressies, but there's nothing puts a smile more
0:10:06 > 0:10:08on somebody's face than if you've made it yourself.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12And Jo Ingleby has the perfect home-made pressie.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18So today I'm going to make a beetroot chutney,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20which is just a perfect present for Christmas.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23It's bright, it's colourful, and it's full of flavour.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24It's got lots of spice,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27lots of lovely seasonal produce as well in there.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Beetroot's quite a strong flavour. It's not everybody's
0:10:33 > 0:10:36favourite thing, but this chutney can be a converter.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38So you could taste it and think, "I love that.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40"Oh, it's got beetroot in it!"
0:10:42 > 0:10:45To me part of it is actually the time that you spent preparing food,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48and especially if you're giving it as a gift,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50it's putting a little bit more effort into what you're doing.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Of course you could put all this in a food processor, but actually
0:10:53 > 0:10:55putting the love and the effort into chopping
0:10:55 > 0:10:57is a really, really good thing to do.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Absolutely essential for chutneys, I think,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07is a bit of sweet and savoury, so you're using sugar to make this,
0:11:07 > 0:11:11you're also using vinegar and you might want to add your own flavours.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14You might want to add some salt or some chilli or, you know,
0:11:14 > 0:11:16anything you fancy. A bit of lemon juice is nice as well.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20So I'm going to run that through on the hob now for, you know,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22an hour or so just to soften all the vegetables.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25And the smell's going to start going through the house as well,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27which is a good start to Christmas.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34This is a really lovely edible gift to make.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38You can get any number of different size and shape jars and package your
0:11:38 > 0:11:42own chutney and give it to friends, give it to family, as a gift.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45And it looks like a gift that you've spent a lot of money
0:11:45 > 0:11:46in a lovely deli for!
0:11:47 > 0:11:50If you can resist eating your chutney for a few weeks,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52then it's going to taste better.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55What I usually do for Christmas is either make it in advance
0:11:55 > 0:12:00or I make it and pop a little label on saying "best eaten after" a date.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04And, you know, if people can hold off, then it's going to taste better,
0:12:04 > 0:12:08but to be honest, it still tastes good if you eat it the next day!
0:12:08 > 0:12:11So just to finish this off and make it really Christmassy,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13you can buy these decorative ribbons in most craft shops.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15They're really cheap
0:12:15 > 0:12:17and you'd be able to do probably ten jars with this.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21It just livens the whole jar up and actually the colour of the star
0:12:21 > 0:12:23goes really, really well with the beetroot.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Well, it is the big day and for me there is nothing better than turkey,
0:12:39 > 0:12:43and I don't think there's anybody better to share that turkey with us
0:12:43 > 0:12:45than the Reverend Kate Bottley!
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Wahey!- Wahey!- Welcome to our little world of Christmas joy!
0:12:48 > 0:12:50It's so festive and gorgeous!
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- It's like you! Look at you! - Well, I did like to make an effort.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I tell you what, Reverend, you look fantastic.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- Thank you very much.- And it's great for the big day that we all
0:12:58 > 0:13:01haven't got to forget actually what it's about.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- It's a Christian festival. - It is a Christian festival.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05I think the thing is about Christmas Day, it's about family,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08it's about friends, and it's about food, isn't it?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11You know, and it's about getting together and everyone just seems
0:13:11 > 0:13:13a little bit nicer to each other on Christmas Day.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Well, until about four o'clock in the afternoon when they all
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- fall out over Monopoly!- Do you actually get Christmas Day off?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Well, I work Christmas Day morning, of course,
0:13:21 > 0:13:22and Christmas Eve's really busy.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24And do you take mass on Christmas Day morning?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Yes, Christmas morning. We have champagne, though,
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- in the cup on Christmas Day Mass! - You rebel!- I know, right?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32And I always wear my 'jamas under my robes so that at the end
0:13:32 > 0:13:36of the service I can whip my robes off and get straight home,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39get on the cooking and get on a nice glass of something as well.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Well, it is the big day and for me there is nothing better than turkey.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47We're making delicious stuffed turkey legs and breast.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51It's a way of doing the turkey a bit on the posh,
0:13:51 > 0:13:53but it's worth giving this a go.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- What's not to love? - First, the stuffing.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- Yes!- Some say, including me, it's the best bit!
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- I love the stuffing.- Right, I'm going to crumble chestnuts.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05We've sauteed some onions in some butter.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09And they're cooled, ready to go into the stuffing as well.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10So I'm going to put those in now.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Right, I'm going to peel a pear.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15You know your parishioners, you know since you're now quite famous...
0:14:15 > 0:14:17In fact, you're not quite famous, you are famous!
0:14:17 > 0:14:19And you know, what do your parishioners think?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22I love my local church. I work at a place called St Saviour's
0:14:22 > 0:14:23and they're a beautiful bunch of people.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25But I'll give you an example of what they think now.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28We got a new kitchen at church recently and they wanted
0:14:28 > 0:14:31a celebrity to open it. They didn't have to ask out, did they?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- They just got me to do it!- Oh, wow!
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Oh, that is...- So there's a plaque on the church kitchen that says,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39"Opened by the Reverend Kate Bottley"!
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Ee, look at that! You've done that before, haven't you?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44A couple of times!
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Were you always religious?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Did the Church always have a place in your heart?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51No. Do you know, it's a terrible story, really.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52I wasn't brought up going to church.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- I mean, I was christened as a baby like lots of people are...- Yes.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58..but we never went. And then I saw a boy at school
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- that I quite liked the look of!- Yes!
0:15:01 > 0:15:03And he happened to be the vicar's son!
0:15:03 > 0:15:04So I started going to church.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I only went for a snog and I ended up with a dog collar!
0:15:07 > 0:15:09THEY CACKLE
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Completely true. I married him. Obviously, I married him.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- Ah!- But, yeah, our eyes met across a crowded communion rail!
0:15:16 > 0:15:18I tell you what, that's good.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Right, I'm going to add this lovely chopped Conference pear.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25So in the bowl we've got some sausage meat,
0:15:25 > 0:15:27we've got some crumbled chestnuts,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29we've got a beautiful chopped Conference pear,
0:15:29 > 0:15:33we've got some thyme, and we've got some onions sauteed in butter.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36And now you've got a couple of dried apricots.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40To this,
0:15:40 > 0:15:41some allspice.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Whenever you waft that over, it's Christmas.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Oh, I feel so festive!
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- It's great.- We just need It's A Wonderful Life on the telly now,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- and we're all set!- Oh! My favourite!- Oh, don't!
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Yeah.- And the zest of a lemon.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I've got some nutmeg here, just freshly grated.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Right, well, it's now get your hands in it and mix it up.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Some salt.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11And some pepper. And give it its final little stir.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14And now is the time that we need to get stuffed!
0:16:14 > 0:16:18I mean, Kate, people first got to know you on Gogglebox.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- How did it come about? - It was an amazing thing.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I did... I do lots of weddings, I love doing weddings.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25It's one of the great joys of my job.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28And I had a lovely couple called Gary and Tracey who came to see me,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30who wanted something just a little bit different,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33so I suggested that we did a flash mob, a dance.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37So I pronounced them husband and wife, and then the music starts,
0:16:37 > 0:16:39and I start dancing, they start dancing,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42and they put that on YouTube, so that their friends who weren't
0:16:42 > 0:16:45at the wedding could see it, and that got 10 million hits.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Wow!
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Wow!- Oh, it was so awkward.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I had to make... I remember when it went viral and I had to phone
0:16:52 > 0:16:57the Bishop and say, I'm really sorry, but I've done something.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01He went, "Oh, what is it now?" sort of thing. But it was brilliant.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05And from that Gogglebox saw that and then decided to ask us to be on it.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09I've got to say, Dave and I are massive fans and you do a great job.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- Thank you, that's incredibly kind. - No, absolutely.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- More tea, vicar? - I knew you were going to say that!
0:17:14 > 0:17:16I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
0:17:16 > 0:17:20But tea is another one of your passions, isn't it, Kate?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I love a good brew. And that's just about the right colour, that.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- See? See?- Like ink.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27It'd take paint off, that!
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Right, mate. Right.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34So this is the leg which has been boned and flattened.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36So put our stuffing in.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- How's that, mate? Happy? - I think that looks fabulous.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43And now what you do is you take that side and roll it over.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Take that side and roll it over.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Use the skin like that. Now slip it underneath.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I'll keep my hand there. Hope for the best.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55It's like a turkey TARDIS,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- there's more on the inside than there is on outside!- Turkey TARDIS!
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Little mini joint number one!
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- Lovely.- Now onto the breasts.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04This one's a bit of a sandwich.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Much easier. Let's have lots of stuffing.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08Absolutely.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- Bit more stuffing?- Oh, yes.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Lovely.- In like Flynn.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Right.- Look at that.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20What's the worst Christmas present you've ever had?
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Oh, that's a good question!
0:18:22 > 0:18:24The worst Christmas present I ever got I think was, um...
0:18:25 > 0:18:27..some wet wipes.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32To be fair, it was from a parishioner,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35and I don't think she really knew what they were.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38But the best thing I ever saw on a Christmas stall...
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Well, the worst but also the best thing, was
0:18:41 > 0:18:44we had kind of a Christmas bring and buy sale at church.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49And one of the older ladies bought what she thought was a purse,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52a Rudolph purse, she thought it was.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- With a little red nose on it. - Yes.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56It was a posing pouch...
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- Oh, no!- ..that she picked up from somewhere.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02And she brought that, and it went on the Christmas bring and buy stall!
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- Oh, no!- No!
0:19:04 > 0:19:06And we decided not to explain to her
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- that it wasn't what she thought it was.- Oh, no!
0:19:09 > 0:19:11In fact the parish that... The last parish I was in
0:19:11 > 0:19:15was a country parish, and the first day that I was in the parish
0:19:15 > 0:19:18there was a knock on the door and it was one of the local farmers.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20And he went, "New vicar?"
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I said, "Yeah." And he handed me this carrier bag.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26And I opened the carrier bag and in the carrier bag was a rabbit
0:19:26 > 0:19:30with its skin on. And he sort of looked at me
0:19:30 > 0:19:32to see if I'd flinch and I went,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34"Oh, thanks ever so much. When I've done it,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36"do you want me to bring you some stew or something?"
0:19:36 > 0:19:38And he went, "Aye," like that.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40And apparently he went straight into the pub in the village
0:19:40 > 0:19:43and went, "She'll be all right, her!"
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Ah, brilliant!
0:19:44 > 0:19:46It was like a test!
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Being a rural... My last parishes that were rural, you know,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51you'd open the front door and there'd be a brace of pheasants
0:19:51 > 0:19:52- or big bag of potatoes.- How lush.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Those were your Christmas gifts, you know.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- Well, that's nice. How lovely. - Shall we make some stuffing balls?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Yes, let's. It's very nice having two people cooking for me.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02It's usually me that does this.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- Well, you deserve it cos you're great.- Ah! Thanks!
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I'm just trying to get brownie points from God!
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- I need all the help I can get! - I'll try and put a word in.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- Would you mind?- Yeah, of course.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18You know, it must be really busy for you on Christmas Day, is it?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21To be honest with you, on Christmas Day we sort of like
0:20:21 > 0:20:24to get the service done as quickly as we possibly can!
0:20:24 > 0:20:27So it's Communion, carols, bit of a sermon, let's get out of there!
0:20:27 > 0:20:28Cos everybody wants to get home,
0:20:28 > 0:20:30everybody wants to get back to their dinner,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33so we have a couple of carols, the kids bring their toys to show.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35You know, we have communion together and it's lovely,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37but it is under an hour!
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Well, this way of cooking turkey could be the one for you!
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Well, I think that because, you know, I normally have to get up
0:20:42 > 0:20:44really early on Christmas Day to make sure that my Christmas
0:20:44 > 0:20:47is ready, so that I can get to church and stuff.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49But I don't think this takes very long.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Well, you can prep this on Christmas Eve because
0:20:51 > 0:20:53that will need to go in the oven now for about 45 to 50 minutes.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55And then it's done.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57And it's guaranteed super-juicy.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- I'll just put... - Oh, you naughty man!
0:21:00 > 0:21:05..on the breast just to keep that as moist as we can possibly make it.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Christmas Day is that day when you can be a little bit naughty
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- with what you eat though, can't you?- Oh, yes. Definitely.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20For perfect roast potatoes, peel the potatoes,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24bring to the boil and simmer for just a few minutes.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29Drain and shake in the pan or colander to roughen the edges.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Sprinkle with polenta, salt and pepper.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37Carefully pour the potatoes into a roasting tin with sizzling fat
0:21:37 > 0:21:39and roast until golden.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48The turkey's roasted and it's been resting for about 20 minutes,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50so I think we can make the gravy.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Oh, yes!
0:21:52 > 0:21:55First, strain the juices.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59The fat and that really rich stock, there,
0:21:59 > 0:22:01I'm going to use to make my roux.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03So I've got the flour, I put it in there.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05So I want to cook the flouriness out of it.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Now some of the turkey stock that we have here
0:22:08 > 0:22:11I'm just going to put on the bottom of this tin,
0:22:11 > 0:22:14and we want all of that into our gravy.
0:22:16 > 0:22:17Pour all of that in.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Beautiful. I want to work this roux into the gravy
0:22:23 > 0:22:24and start adding the stock.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Right. Bread sauce is on.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32I want to reheat the sprouts and pancetta.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Beautiful.- So on Christmas Day do you allow the others
0:22:35 > 0:22:37to come in the kitchen and help?
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- I do, but they have to do as they're told!- Perfect.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44And it's the only time of year when the hostess trolley gets used,
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- of course.- The hostess trolley!
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Is it still alive in Yorkshire?
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Just about! The hostess trolley!
0:22:50 > 0:22:52I love a hostess trolley!
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Do you have any kind of unique Christmas traditions at your house, Kate?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Well, we don't open the presents until after dinner.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02You have to wait. But you are allowed to open one present
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- when you get in from church on Christmas Eve.- Wow.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07So you're allowed to open one present and you can take
0:23:07 > 0:23:10that present to church with you in the morning to show everybody.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Which is fine, if you're getting something that you can show.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16But you know, I got underwear last year and that didn't work at all!
0:23:16 > 0:23:19No, it wouldn't! THEY LAUGH
0:23:19 > 0:23:21The other tradition we have is,
0:23:21 > 0:23:25you know when you have your nativity scene with your little statues in,
0:23:25 > 0:23:29you can't put the baby Jesus in his manger until Christmas Day.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Oh, no.- So he has to hide in the fruit bowl until Christmas Day.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- And some salt.- And every year I make all my own Christmas cards,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39I make about 250 Christmas cards.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- Do you?- Really?- Send those out. Yeah.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43And once you've started that tradition of making your own
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Christmas cards, you can't stop, because people say to you
0:23:46 > 0:23:49all through the year, "We're looking forward to your card!"
0:23:49 > 0:23:52So you've sort of made a rod for your own back there, really.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53You definitely have.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55You don't make life easy for yourself, do you?
0:23:57 > 0:23:58So is Christmas your favourite time of the year?
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- Do you prefer it to Easter? - Yeah, I love it.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02No, I can't say I prefer it to Easter.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Easter's an amazing time as well.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07But I do love, especially after Christmas Day, so that sort of
0:24:07 > 0:24:10you know, when you've done the church and you've done the dinner
0:24:10 > 0:24:12and that sitting down. There's that moment, isn't there,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- on Christmas Day afternoon where you go, "Aaah!"- Yes.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- Like that.- Yes.- I love that.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18In fact I can already feel it.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21I can already feel that that moment's coming.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24And it's that moment when you just go, "That's it,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27"we can all settle down now in front of the fire."
0:24:27 > 0:24:29You know, we've eaten, we've had something to drink,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32we've done church, there's a little bit of time off.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35The only time that doesn't work is if Boxing Day's a Sunday.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Cos then you have to go back out on the Sunday morning to church!
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Oh, of course.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Well, I think your Christmas dinner is about to come a little bit early this year. Right.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Roasties.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49Best bit.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Beautiful, Mr Myers.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55And the beauty of this is you can have some of the breast meat
0:24:55 > 0:24:56and some of the leg meat.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59No bones, no sinew, nothing nasty.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01What would you like? A little bit of both?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03I'll have a bit of both, please, yeah.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05I knew you were going to say that.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09There we go.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Let me do one more. How're we doing so far, Kate?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16That's great, that's a good Yorkshire portion of meat there.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19You see, well, that's why I wasn't going anywhere near
0:25:19 > 0:25:22any southern portions, you know! Oh, no!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25This is such a treat, having someone else cooking Christmas dinner for me.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Now, as is Christmas tradition in the King and Myers household,
0:25:29 > 0:25:31you put the gravy on yourself.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38And then can I keep the rest to dip my bread in later?
0:25:38 > 0:25:39Yeah!
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- Shall we say grace?- Oh, I'd love to.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- Go on, then.- For friends, family and food, we are thankful and grateful.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51God bless us, each and every one, and a merry Christmas, all.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- Merry Christmas.- Merry Christmas, and cheers.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Now if I bless the whole thing, we have to drink it all,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59because once it's consecrated, you have to finish it.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Crack on, Kate.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03THEY ALL LAUGH
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Right, please dig in, Kate. - Are you sure?- Yeah, of course.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09- We want to know what you think about the turkey.- I'm so... Right, OK.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16The gravy's not bad either, is it?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18It's really good. Are you going to have some?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Oh, come on.- Right, let's have a go.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Come on, dig in. I'll fight you for it,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24I'll fight you for that dark meat.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- I'm kidding!- I'll cut that, Kate, then you have a go.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- Well done.- Thank you.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- Happy?- It's a meal fit for Jesus himself, I would say.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Stuffed rolled turkey breast and legs.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40A spectacular way to celebrate Christmas.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Christmas is for giving.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Alyssa Cadd has a gift that's both edible and decorative.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51It's perfect for the big day.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Stained-glass window biscuits are just a brilliant decoration
0:26:56 > 0:26:58that you can hang on the Christmas tree.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Really fun to make with the children.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01I love to make these with my boys.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06The reason these are super simple is because you can just throw
0:27:06 > 0:27:09all the dry ingredients into the blender and just pulse it
0:27:09 > 0:27:12until you've got kind of like that breadcrumbs kind of texture.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16And then you add in your milk.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19I like to add in a bit of orange extract as well,
0:27:19 > 0:27:20along with the ginger,
0:27:20 > 0:27:23which makes it kind of real nice Christmassy flavours.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28I started making these with the boys a few years ago.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31They're something that I came across and I thought they're a real
0:27:31 > 0:27:33fun thing to do, but also have a practical nature as well.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36You know, you can use them as a decoration at Christmas.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41This is the fun bit. I just like to cut circles and then put
0:27:41 > 0:27:46Christmassy shapes in the middle, so I like to use stars or holly.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48You could use little Christmas tree shapes,
0:27:48 > 0:27:51so that you've got a circle of dough with a hole cut out in the middle.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55It's really important to remember if you're going to be putting them
0:27:55 > 0:27:58on the Christmas tree to just make a little hole on the top
0:27:58 > 0:28:01with a cocktail stick, just so you've got room to thread through
0:28:01 > 0:28:04a little bit of ribbon so that you've got a little space to tie.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10This is a really fun part of the job.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14You just want to break down all the sweets until they're all
0:28:14 > 0:28:17into like a real kind of fine rubble, I suppose,
0:28:17 > 0:28:19is the best way to describe it.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26The temptation is to really fill it with lots of the boiled sweets,
0:28:26 > 0:28:28but you kind of want to keep it level
0:28:28 > 0:28:30with the height of the biscuit,
0:28:30 > 0:28:32and make sure you fill it out to the edges as well,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35so when you put them in the oven, the boiled sweets will melt
0:28:35 > 0:28:38and they'll give a real nice stained-glass window effect
0:28:38 > 0:28:39in the middle.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43And once they're totally cold, and the middle bit is set,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46then you can start poking the ribbon through the little hole.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50And you probably then need about, I don't know, 10cm.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Just poke it through the hole and tie a little knot.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53I'm really pleased with them.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55I think they've turned out really nice.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58These are going to make a beautiful gift for anybody.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Just in a little box, or you can just hang them on your tree,
0:29:00 > 0:29:02or give them to someone to hang on their Christmas tree,
0:29:02 > 0:29:05it's going to be great. You know, there's a lot of margin for error.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06They don't have to be perfect,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08but they look really beautiful on the tree.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Or you can just eat them - they taste good too.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25You cannot have Christmas without a bit of bubbly.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27There we go.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Wonderful. Thank you. Your health.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- And yours.- Cheers.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36Right. We do need a bit of divine inspiration on this one.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- I'll say my prayers.- Because the big day requires a big dessert.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43We're going to make the biggest dessert we have ever made
0:29:43 > 0:29:46in our television cooking career.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47- Yeah.- We're going to make...
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- A croque-en-bouche.- Just for you.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Wow, I am...I'm almost speechless, which never happens.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54But not, like, that big.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58- No, no...- This one will require 100 choux buns,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- with a cardamom cream filling in each one.- Ooh.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04But first, the choux pastry.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06So we put the butter...
0:30:08 > 0:30:09..the milk...
0:30:12 > 0:30:13..the caster sugar...
0:30:15 > 0:30:18..and 130ml of water.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21And a nice pinch of salt.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Stir until all of the butter is melted.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30275g of plain flour.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36And you mix that until it forms a ball of dough
0:30:36 > 0:30:39that comes away from the side of the pan.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45And then beat for about another minute or so.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Remove from the heat.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52It needs to stand and cool for five minutes,
0:30:52 > 0:30:54and then you can add the eggs.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00And pipe into 3cm rounds.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Now, you need to bake these in a preheated oven
0:31:06 > 0:31:09at 200 degrees Celsius for ten minutes.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14After that, turn it down to about 175, 180 degrees Celsius,
0:31:14 > 0:31:17for a further 20 to 25 minutes, until they're cooked through.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Now, Kate, seeing as you're here, we always ask all of our guests,
0:31:21 > 0:31:25what was it like at Christmas when you were a child?
0:31:26 > 0:31:29It was amazing and magical and fantastic,
0:31:29 > 0:31:31and all those words and more.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34You know, there's nothing quite like the Christmases of your childhood,
0:31:34 > 0:31:36is there? And I remember, I used to go to bed on Christmas Eve,
0:31:36 > 0:31:39and we used to have a pillow case at the end of the bed for the presents
0:31:39 > 0:31:42to go in, and I remember, in the early hours of the morning,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45just nudging my foot at the end of the bed and feeling
0:31:45 > 0:31:47that the presents were in the pillowcase!
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Oh, there's nothing like it, is there?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52And lying there, and thinking, "I'm not allowed up yet,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55"I'm not allowed up yet," and just waiting until that clock
0:31:55 > 0:31:57reached seven o'clock, knowing that's when I was allowed
0:31:57 > 0:32:00to get out of bed. And then we dragged the pillowcase
0:32:00 > 0:32:01- into mum and dad's room.- Yeah.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04And it always seemed like we dragged it, I'm sure it wasn't,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07but it felt like just the biggest pillowcase stuffed with presents.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Drag it into mum and dad's room, climb into mum and dad's bed,
0:32:10 > 0:32:12and open all the presents then.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14A sort of mountain of wrapping paper.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16When I got married to my lovely Graham, I remember saying,
0:32:16 > 0:32:19"But we have pillowcases at the end of the bed."
0:32:19 > 0:32:21And he went, "No, we don't, we have stockings under the tree."
0:32:21 > 0:32:24And I was like, "How are we going to do this, then?"
0:32:24 > 0:32:26On the big day, when you were a kid,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29did you used to have any special treats for breakfast?
0:32:29 > 0:32:33We used to have, when I was a kid, as a treat on Christmas Day,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36cornflakes with double cream on them.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Oh!
0:32:38 > 0:32:40That's really naughty, isn't it?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43And you could always have a little extra sugar on there as well.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- That's what we used to have as kids.- Perfect. It is, isn't it?
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Yeah, Christmas is an amazing time, and, you know,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50I think as your kids get older, you sort of,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54you sort of get a bit nostalgic for when they were really tiny.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56- Yes.- And it was really magical.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58In fact, I think it's more exciting for the grown-ups
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- than it is for the kids! - I know. It's lovely.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04It's the best, but we've got a little present for you, yes, we have.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- How lovely!- Yes, well, you know, it's Christmas!
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Now, you need to open it this...
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Keep it this way up when you open it.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- OK, am I allowed to open it now? - Oh, yes.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Or do I need to save it? - Definitely, yes.- No, no, absolutely.
0:33:14 > 0:33:15What's this?
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Oh!
0:33:19 > 0:33:21It's a Sindy hostess trolley!
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- Yay! - This is the best present ever!
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Oh, this is amazing!
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Oh, look! And it's even got little food inside!
0:33:30 > 0:33:31Oh, this is so great!
0:33:31 > 0:33:33I am SO pleased with this.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36So... Oh, look at this... I remember these!
0:33:36 > 0:33:37So the story with this is,
0:33:37 > 0:33:41my best Christmas present I ever had was a Sindy doll's house.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46And my poor dad had been out on Christmas Eve and had to stay up
0:33:46 > 0:33:47and build the doll's house,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50because Father Christmas had brought it unbuilt,
0:33:50 > 0:33:52and he was up until three, four in the morning,
0:33:52 > 0:33:53building this doll's house,
0:33:53 > 0:33:56after having a really good evening out with my uncle David.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58So I remember coming down on Christmas Day morning,
0:33:58 > 0:34:00my dad was still asleep on the sofa,
0:34:00 > 0:34:02and the doll's house was there, sort of half contracted.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04But the hostess trolley is absolutely perfect.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Has it got plates in it as well?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Oh, look!
0:34:08 > 0:34:10This is so great! You do what you need to do,
0:34:10 > 0:34:12I'm just going to play for a little while!
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- This is brilliant!- It's great!
0:34:14 > 0:34:15Honestly, you don't know how happy I am.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Look at the carrots. This is so great.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Right, that's the choux buns all baked.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Now, what we need to do is to make a spiced cream,
0:34:25 > 0:34:29and pipe it into each one of those 100 choux buns.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Make a little hole in preparation for the cream just here.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Now, the spiced cream consists of double cream,
0:34:36 > 0:34:41which I'm going to whip up, icing sugar, cardamom and coffee essence.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Go on, dude, go on. - Just keep adding the icing sugar.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Now just whip it.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53I'm very happy with this.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Very, very happy with this.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Kate, are you more a sweet or savoury person?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- I'm just a food person. - Yeah, you just love it.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Yeah, just lots of it, plenty of it, you know,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- especially at Christmas.- That's such a Yorkshire thing as well,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09that, isn't it? Like, everybody in Yorkshire likes pretty big portions,
0:35:09 > 0:35:13- don't they?- We like us dinners. - Generous.- Generous portions, lovely.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14We like us dinners.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16I think this should be a challenge to your parishioners.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18I think you need to make her,
0:35:18 > 0:35:19our good Reverend,
0:35:19 > 0:35:21a croque-en-bouche, and surprise her.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- Yep.- After midnight Mass.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- You know, it's my favourite service of the year, midnight Mass.- Love it.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Because, what I do is I make sure that I get out of the church first,
0:35:29 > 0:35:32and go into the empty churchyard, all on my own,
0:35:32 > 0:35:33look up at the stars,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36and just have that lovely moment of peace and quiet,
0:35:36 > 0:35:38knowing that you've made it, it's Christmas Day.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42And then I shout at the top of my voice, Merry Christmas!
0:35:42 > 0:35:44So that anyone who hasn't been to church is awake,
0:35:44 > 0:35:47and knows that we've been on their behalf.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49And in my last parish, there was a farmer who, when I used to
0:35:49 > 0:35:52do that, he used to come and stand beside me, and he'd just go,
0:35:52 > 0:35:55"Merry Christmas, Vicar," and I'd go, "Merry Christmas," and then we'd
0:35:55 > 0:35:58have a little tipple out of his hip flask, and go on us way.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59It's just lovely, just lovely.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02And it is little moments like that that are so special.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05It's about those lovely little traditions
0:36:05 > 0:36:07at a time of peace and harmony, it's lovely.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08Everybody knows that, you know,
0:36:08 > 0:36:11I think when we talk about people forgetting the true meaning
0:36:11 > 0:36:13of Christmas, I genuinely don't think that's the case.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14No, I don't, either.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17We all get lost in it, course we do, presents are brilliant,
0:36:17 > 0:36:19but actually we all know what it's really about.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- It is, of course we do. - We all know what it's really about.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Et voila.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26And repeat another 99 times. Shall I crack on with the caramel?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- Yeah, man, I'll just crack on with this.- Right.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30You just need ordinary caster sugar.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34Now, when this reaches 154 degrees Celsius,
0:36:34 > 0:36:36it will be caramel and not sugar.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40At this time, it is extremely hot. Please be careful.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41We put it in a pan...
0:36:43 > 0:36:46..and we kind of let it melt. Don't stir it.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49And once it starts, you just roll it around the pan,
0:36:49 > 0:36:52but let the weight of the sugar take itself.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Oh, look, look, look.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58See how the caramel is starting?
0:36:58 > 0:37:01I'm just swishing that around the pan a little bit, like that.
0:37:02 > 0:37:0498!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07I'm nearly finished.
0:37:08 > 0:37:1099.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14100!
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- I've done it.- Yay!- That's it.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Well, that indeed is what I would term as caramel coloured.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- Beautiful caramel.- So, the first ring, he can be there,
0:37:24 > 0:37:26that fellow on his own.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28We dip the side in there, like so...
0:37:30 > 0:37:31..and stick him to his mate.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36And so on and so forth.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40It's like, it's like a culinary Airfix.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43It is. And has anyone ever made you a croque-en-bouche before?
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Nobody's ever made me a croque-en-bouche before.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48There's a reason for that, cos no-one is flipping daft enough, that's why!
0:37:51 > 0:37:53I love this.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55I'm very good with repetitive tasks.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57You could put some carols on the radio, couldn't you?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- You could.- Or put a little Christmas movie on.- Yeah.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01Pass afternoon on lovely, this.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Right. What's your favourite carol?
0:38:04 > 0:38:07I love Joy To The World, but because I'm a vicar,
0:38:07 > 0:38:12we sing carols often, so you might only go to one carol service,
0:38:12 > 0:38:14we've been to ten. Do you know what I'm saying?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- I know what you're saying. - So the ones that are really popular
0:38:17 > 0:38:19are the ones that we've sung over and over,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22so I really like In The Bleak Midwinter.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- Oh, I like that.- Yes.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Because it's one that we don't often sing,
0:38:27 > 0:38:30so it's not a Silent Night, it's not an Away In A Manger,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33it's one that's a little bit left field and that's not as popular
0:38:33 > 0:38:35as all the others and I really like that.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38But you can't beat on Christmas Day O Come All Ye Faithful because you
0:38:38 > 0:38:42finally get to sing the last verse of O Come All Ye Faithful, which is,
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- "Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning."- Yes!
0:38:45 > 0:38:48And you're not allowed to sing that until the big day itself.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Do you get louder and louder as it goes on?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Yeah, usually. Especially at Christmas Eve,
0:38:54 > 0:38:57especially at midnight Mass when the pubs chuck out and the churches
0:38:57 > 0:38:59open their doors and everyone has a right good old singsong.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- Yeah.- This is all going mightily well.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- It is.- I'm very impressed.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Look at this, it's more like a scone, this one.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- What have you done here? - I haven't done anything.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10It's as big as an elf's head, that one.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13You know what they say, as long as you've got your 'elf!
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- That's true.- If you're poorly, you can always go to the National Elf Service.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Oh, stop, you two, for goodness' sake!
0:39:21 > 0:39:23So, how do you get that bit out?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Because this is so squidgy,
0:39:25 > 0:39:28it should, theoretically, just pull out.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29I love a good theory.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Don't collapse, don't collapse.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35You beauty, Kingy!
0:39:35 > 0:39:38That'll do, won't it? Does that look all right?
0:39:38 > 0:39:39- Lovely.- That's holding it nicely.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- I'm there.- There?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Get off! - Sorry, I just can't help it.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- I'm so worried.- Yeah.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Oh, that's it.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Right... Well, that's not bad, actually.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57I'd say it's flipping good, Dave.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- Very good. - This is the most fun I've had
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- with my dog collar on in a long time.- Is it?- Yes.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- You've got to get out more. - I know, right?
0:40:04 > 0:40:08- Kate?- Yes, lovely.- Do you have any idea on how we're going to decorate this?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Surely you've got some sparkle to throw at it.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- A bit of bling. Yep.- A bit of bling.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Yeah, yeah. We need like a motif for decoration.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Could you make us anything?
0:40:16 > 0:40:17Just something to stand up...
0:40:17 > 0:40:19You know, you're arty, you.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20You make your own Christmas cards.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22I do. Have you got some tinfoil?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- Yeah.- Yeah.- Pass me some tinfoil. - Yep, there you go.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Right, I am going to...
0:40:27 > 0:40:31I'm going to amaze you and show you why I should have a Blue Peter girl.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35- What's going on here?- You'd be amazed at the things that I can do.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38I can juggle, I can eat fire and I can make these.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40I went on a course at vicar school.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- Did you?- Yeah.- It's brilliant, vicar school, I might go.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- Can you tell what is yet? - It's got four legs.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51I've got all the home-made Christmas decorations that my kids made
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- when they were little. - So have I!- I've still got all those.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- I put them on the tree every year. - Yeah, me too.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Every year there's a little bit more fallen off them
0:40:57 > 0:40:59and they're a little bit more dog-eared.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- This is good, this. - I know what it is.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- What is it?- I just need to find his little red nose.- Oh, Rudolph!
0:41:04 > 0:41:06It is Rudolph. But he's not got his red nose yet
0:41:06 > 0:41:07so I'm just going to pinch a bit of this.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Just get one of those on it.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Let's put him his red nose on.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- That's genius. - Look at that, eh?
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- Brilliant, isn't it?- There we go. - ALL:- Yay!
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Oh, that's brilliant. - It is good.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24I want to take that home, stick it on my tree.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Do you want to do a bit of spun sugar?
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- Yeah, let's give it a go.- Let's try.- I'm going to lean back.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30I would.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Well, there you go, Kingy.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- Oh, yes.- There you go.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- It looks beautiful.- It'll look even more beautiful in a minute.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39See what this does.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42I've got some gold.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48It's Christmas.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50It's so festive.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Oh, please, please, please.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- Yeah, go on.- Can I? Thanks.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01Oh, look at that!
0:42:07 > 0:42:09That's for us. Now, I've got these.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13These are special indoor light-up-your-cake sparklers.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19And we'll have one there, yeah?
0:42:19 > 0:42:20It looks amazing.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24That...is our croque-en-bouche.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30It is so Christmassy.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Right...
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Come on, let's taste this little one.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Oh, I love it. Oh, this looks amazing.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44I'm trying to take a delicate, ladylike size portion but...
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- No.- Do you know what...?
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- Oh, man, that's great. - It's gorgeous.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57You're welcome.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Christmas croque-en-bouche.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02They'll be talking about it for years.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Oh, Kate, merry Christmas.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- It's been lovely to meet you. - Merry Christmas.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- Merry Christmas to you.- And to your families and to those you love.
0:43:09 > 0:43:10- Thank you.- And you. - Merry Christmas.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- And Merry Christmas to you, too. - Merry Christmas, gang.