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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Offenbacher Pfeffernüsse are a special treat and were already very popular in Goethe's time. These are traditional German spice cookies made for the Christmas holiday season. My friend is from Berlin and showed me how to make these special treats.
Pfeffernüße without almonds
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Ingredients for dough
3 eggs
70 g sugar (optional)
150 g honey or beet syrup
2 tablespoons lemon juice (to activate the natron)
1 pinch of salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 large pinch of ginger
1 large pinch of cardamon
1 pinch cloves
1 pinch allspice
( I have a premade mix, so we’ll be using that)
1 large pinch pepper
75-100 g candied lemon and/or orange peel (minced)
350 g flour (sift in)
120 g fine bread crumbs
25 g natron or baking soda
1-2 tablespoons milk, if needed
Ingredients for the glaze
150 g powdered sugar
1-2 tablespoons water, lemon juice or other fluid (spiced cider for our baking)
1 egg white (optional)
Preheat oven to 375 F
Preparation
- Beat eggs with sugar, beet syrup, lemon juice, ginger and spices until foamy.
* Mix flour with baking soda, sift into the whet mix and knead it into a dough with crumbs and minced peel.
* (If the dough is too dry add a tablespoon milk, too whet, more flour)
- Roll the dough into little balls or use a small disher, press slightly flat, and place them on a parchment covered baking sheet.
Put sheet on the middle rack in the oven.
Baking time: approx.10 - 12 minutes
Glaze
Whip the glaze ingredients into a thick glaze and brush onto the warm cookies. Place them onto a drying rack.
Let cool and dry completely before storing in cookie tins.
Don’t eat right away or the cookies will taste harsh and bitter.
Let mature in their tin for at least 3 days, a week is better.
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Chapters/Time Codes:
0:00 Pfeffernusse Cookies
2:15 Ingredients
3:07 Combine and heat wet ingredients
4:42 Mix dry ingredients
6:00 Add Dry to Wet ingredients and combine
7:13 Add egg.
8:04 Wrap and chill
9:52 Shape the cookies
11:51 Preheat the oven
12:45 Bake the cookies
13:08 Make Icing and dip cookies
17:00 Taste Test
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ingredients:
2 cups milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon yeast
1 teaspoon white pepper
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topping:
mix cream, cinnamon, vanilla, sugar and top. (red food color optional)
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