Christmas Baking

The fruit, peel and nuts for Christmas baking in one place, all packed fresh in Melbourne.

Christmas cake. Mixed Peel and glacé cherries go in with Australian currants, sultanas and natural raisins. Glacé pineapple, apricots and ginger add colour, and blanched or slivered Australian almonds go through the mix or across the top.

Christmas pudding. Currants, raisins, sultanas and mixed peel make the base. Pitted prunes and dates are common additions, and crumbed walnuts add crunch.

Fruit mince. Chop sultanas, currants, raisins and mixed peel with a little glacé or crystallised ginger, then spoon into pastry.

Golden raisins, glacé figs, pears and peaches, almond meal and flaked almonds are here too. More in Glacé Fruit and Dried Fruit.

Orchard Valley is an Australian family business that has packed nuts, dried fruit and confectionery in Melbourne since 1975.