Making Swedish Pepparkakor Cookies
Instructional video on the rolling and baking technique for thin Pepparkakor.
How to make Swedish gingerbread called, “pepparkakor”!
In this video my daughter and I make Swedish gingerbread dough from scratch. Her brother and sister also help her bake gingerbread biscuits.
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Ulzani VL49 mini LED Video Light:
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The recipe!
Ingredients
250 ml dark brown sugar
75 ml golden syrup Lyle's Golden syrup:
75 ml cold water
150g butter
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground clove
600 ml flour
1.5 tsp baking soda
Step one:
Add dark brown sugar, golden syrup and cold water to a pan.
Step two:
Bring to a boil.
Step three:
Add butter and stir until it has completely melted
Step four:
Add cinnamon, ginger and clove. Do NOT mix spices once added
Step five:
Let the mixture cool down (can be put in the fridge)
Step six:
Mix flour and baking soda together
Step seven:
Add flour mixture and mix into a dough
Step eight:
Wrap dough in food wrap (cling film).
Step nine:
Leave in the fridge overnight
Step ten:
Put on the oven 350 F (175C) degrees
Step eleven:
Put a little bit of flour on the table and then roll out the dough. Make biscuits using cookie cutters.
Step twelve:
Bake in the oven for 6-10 minutes
Pepparkakor - Swedish ginger thins
Pepparkakor are delicious sweet, crisp and spiced Swedish gingerbread cookies, sometimes called ginger thins. They're easy to make, though you can take a little more time decorating them with icing, if you like. They're delicious any time, but are especially popular as a Christmas cookie. Once you take a bite, you'll soon see why.
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How to Make PEPPARKAKOR or Swedish Gingerbread Cookies
Pepparkakor is a thin and crispy gingerbread cookie eaten on Christmas in Sweden. This recipe is based on one from a bakery in Gothenburg who published their cookie in a newspaper years ago, and I tweaked it since to suit our tropical climate. This is a yearly tradition in our home, and we make hundreds of cookies to give away and eat. These are not like the american gingerbread, this is thinner and crispier, and less sweet! You can elevate it by making royal icing and decorating your gingerbread cookies.
This recipe makes A LOT of pepparakor, enough to package and give as gifts to your friends and family! One recipe makes well voer a hundred cookies, so half it if you don't need as much.
PEPPARKAKOR RECIPE
400g unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
250g granulated sugar
200g brown sugar
300 ml light syrup (I use AGAVE)
Zest of 1 orange
100 ml Nestle All Purpose Cream
125 ml water
1.5 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon cardamom powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
3 teaspoons baking soda
1,360g All Purpose Flour
Boil the cream and water along with the spices. Allow to cool.
Using a paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until pale then add the syrup.
Add the cooled cream mixture into the butter mixture, then add the orange zest.
Whisk baking soda, salt, and pepper to the flour, then add to the mixture one cup at a time until fully incorporated.
Form a ball and flatten, then wrap the disc in plastic. Set in the refrigerator for a minimum for 24 hours to rest.
Preheat your oven to 200C.
Roll out on a floured counter as thin as possible, cut out shapes, then peel away the excess dough. IMPORTANT: For the traditional pepparkakor, rolling it out thin is key! You’ll achieve that crispy buttery spiced cookie.
Brush another sheet with butter, arrange cookies, and bake for 6-8 minutes until puffy and golden brown. Be careful not to burn the edges of your shapes , every oven if different so watch your first batch and get your timing right. Don’t forget to turn your tray halfway through baking for even coloring.
Cool completely before packaging!
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