How To make Pfeffernuesse (German Peppernuts)
3 1/2 c Flour
2 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Allspice
1/2 ts Cloves
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1/4 ts Mace
4 ea Eggs
2 c Sugar
1 x Grated peel of 1 lemon
1/2 c Candied citron,fine chopped
1/2 c Unblanched almonds, ground
3 tb Brandy
Stir together flour, cinnamon, basking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, salt, pepper and mace; set aside. In a large bowl beat eggs at medium speed of mixer until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar. Continue beating 15 minutes longer or until thick and fluffy. Add flour mixture in thirds, adding lemon peel, citron, and almonds to last third and blending thoroughly after each addition. Turn half the dough out onto lightly floured surface. Roll out 1/2 inch thick. Cut with 1-inch round cutter (inside of doughnut cutter works well) and place 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheets. Reroll scraps. Let stand uncovered at room temperature overnight. When ready to bake, turn cookies over so moist side is up; put drop of brandy in center of each. Bake in preheated 300 degree F. oven 20 minutes or until cookies "pop" and are baked through. (Break one in half; if not sticky, it's done.) Remove to racks to cool. Makes 90 cookies. NOTE cookies improve with age. Store in tightly covered container. Add a piece of apple to container a few days before serving to soften them. Per cookie: 48 cal, 1 g pro, 9 g car, 1 g fat, 11 mg chol. A drop of brandy on the top before baking causes them to "pop," giving them a characteristic topknot. Recipe from: Womans Day/December 18, 1979 copyright 1979 by Rawson, Wade Publishers, Inc. Reprinted by
permission of Rawson, Wade Publishers, Inc. From Christmas Cookies and Candies by Barbaara Myers. -----
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Pfeffernuse Recipe | German Spice Cookies | Holiday Cookies | Christmas Cookies
Learn how to make pfeffernuse! These spice cookies are so easy to make and are so delicious!
Ingredients-
1/4 cup butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons orange zest
1/2 cup molasses
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Powdered sugar
Bake at 350 F for 15 minutes.
Enjoy!
Making Peppernuts
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How to make the little spicy German/Mennonite Christmas cookies!
Pfeffernuesse - Authentic German Christmas Cookies aka pepper nuts
Pfeffernüsse aka pepper nuts are delicious German Christmas cookies with fine spices. This is a quick German classic Lebkuchen recipe to enjoy during the Advent season and the Christmas holidays.
You can find the recipe here:
German Mennonite Peppernuts | pfeffernusse cookies
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INGREDIENTS:
2 sticks (1 cup, 224 gr) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups (336 gr) dark brown sugar, lightly packed
2 large eggs
2 1/2 tsp anise extract (this is traditional in this recipe, but can be left out if you do not like anise. I have made them without several times and they are still delicious)
1/4 tsp table salt or Morton kosher salt (use 1/2 tsp if using Diamond kosher)
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp ground cardamom or clove (clove is more traditional, but I prefer the flavor of cardamom)
3 1/2 cups (420 gr) all purpose flour (measured properly-lightly spooned into measuring cups without packing in and leveled off)
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Peppernuts (or Pfeffernusse Cookies) are a traditional German cookie often made in Mennonite communities in the US. They are a very delicious, tiny, crunchy cookie filled with warming spices and are perfect for gift giving during the holidays!
Growing up in Kansas, there was one particular cookie that was a staple at every holiday event: Peppernuts. The area where I grew up (Hutchinson, KS) has a fairly large population of German Mennonite and because this is a traditional German recipe, these addictive little cookies are very popular during the holidays.
My family in particular did not make these amazing cookies, rather we would often receive them as gifts from various other people. The cookies from each person we received them from would have a slightly different flavor, and I personally loved them all. It seems each family’s recipe has a different variation on the spice combination, and in talking to friends from my hometown who do have family recipes, they are quite opinionated and passionate about what should go into them!
The one main ingredient that seems to have a general consensus from the group is that anise (most recipes use anise oil) is an absolute must in a true peppernut. Beyond that, most recipes use ground cinnamon and ground ginger, and then others add various combinations of cloves, allspice, nutmeg, and some use ground nuts or nut flour.
One ingredient that I was surprised wasn’t a unanimous “absolutely yes” from the group, is the use of white pepper in the cookies. I have always added it to mine and had believed this is where the cookies got the “pepper” part of their name and really what makes them so unique and special. But I learned that this ingredient is also controversial. About half use pepper and half do not. I am very much on Team Pepper in these special little cookies!
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MENNONITE Peppernuts (Pfeffernusse)
ingredients:
2 cups milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon yeast
1 teaspoon white pepper
add 5-7 cups flour to make firm dough
topping:
mix cream, cinnamon, vanilla, sugar and top. (red food color optional)
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Peppernuts Cookies - Traditional, delicious spiced Christmas cookies perfect for cold winter days ????
Homemade peppernuts are traditional Nordic Christmas cookies. Here is a simple recipe for sweet and crunchy peppernuts. These easy peppernuts are both crunchy, nicely spiced and easy to make - even for little hands. Bring the children into the kitchen so they can also roll peppernuts and stuffing the Christmas cake tin with delicious home-baked peppernuts.
Ingredients:
125 g Brown sugar
125 g Butter
1 Egg
250 g All purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon Ginger
1 tsp. Cinnamon
½ teaspoon Pepper
½ teaspoon Cardamom
1 teaspoon Baking powder
How to make
Turn on the oven at 200 degrees.
Beat the butter, sugar and egg with an electric mixer to a creamy mass.
Mix flour with spices and baking powder, and stir into the dough until it is fairly firm. Knead the dough together with your hands.
Divide the dough into smaller pieces. Roll the dough pieces for sausages to thickness with a little finger.
Cut the dough into small pieces of approx. 1 cm and tril. Put the peppercorns on a baking sheet with baking paper and bake them for 7-8 minutes until they are golden. Cool the peppercorns before putting them in a cake tin.
Enjoy!
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