Weisse PfeffemflsBe.
I lb. flour.
4 oz. almonds.
Candied peel or vanilla.
2 2$ Wethnackts-Gebdck.
Beat the sugar and eggs to a froth for half an hour.
Then add the flavouring and stir in the flour, kneading
well. Make up into little rolls, ^ to i inch in thickness.
Cut into slices slantingly, place on a buttered tin and
bake in a moderate oven.
\ lb. butter.
I lb. sugar.
4 eggs.
Weisse ronde Pfeffemttsse.
1 gill milk.
2 lbs. flour.
Spices to taste.
\ teaspoonful baking powder.
Cream the butter, add the sugar, beaten-up eggs and
spices, the baking powder, dissolved in the milk and the
sifted flour stirred in gradually. Mix and knead well.
Make into little round nuts and bake on a buttered tin till
quite dry throughout.
Branne Pfeffemttsse. (Heoklenbor^sohe.)
I lb. syrup.
\ lb. sugar,
i^ oz. butter.
^ oz. potash dissolved in
4 tablespoonsful rosewater.
I teaspoonful ground
coriander. |
2 lbs. flour.
\ oz. ground cinnamon,
lo oz. ground cloves.
I tablespoonful chopped
candied orange peel.
4 oz. chopped citron.
A pinch of baking powder.
Boil up the syrup, sugar and butter. Mix i j- lb. flour
(mixed with the baking powder) with the ground spices,
and chopped candied peel. Add the cooled syrup and
the potash, dissolved in rosewater. Then stir in the
remaining flour and knead to a dough. Cover over and
leave in a warm place for 3 days, kneading it again on
the second day. Make up into rolls, slice them up
slantingly and bake on a buttered tin in a moderate oven.
Christmas Cakes.
229
Qewiirzpl&tzoheii.
(Spiced Drops.)
i\ lb. flour.
\ lb. butter.
\ oz. ground cloves.
oz. cardamom.
oz. potash.
\ oz. ground
\ oz. ground ginger.
2 lbs. syrup.
^ lb. sugar.
\ oz. ground dried bitter
orange peel,
cinnamon.
Boil up the syrup with the sugar. When a little cool,
stir in the butter, spice, and flour, and the potash dis-
solved in rosewater. Mix together and knead well.
Leave some days to stand. Before baking, roll out very
thinly, cut into various shapes and bake a light brown
on a buttered tin.
Zuckerplatzohen.
(Sugar Drops.)
\ lb. castor sugar.
I lb. flour.
3 eggs.
Vanilla.
Sugar for sprinkling over
with.✪ Zuckerplatzohen (Sugar Drops)
Beat the eggs 30 minutes with the sugar, then add the
hour gradually and stir a few minutes longer. Arrange
in little rough heaps on a buttered tin, and bake in a
moderate oven. Sprinkle over with sugar.
Springer.
I lb. castor sugar.
The rind of a lemon.
4 egg-s.
I lb. flour.
Beat the yolks well with the sugar and lemon peel,
then stir in the whisked whites and the flour. Roll out
thinly, cut into little shapes and stand in a cool place for
6 hours. Place on a buttered tin and bake in a moderate
oven. The addition of 4 oz. sweet almonds and a few
bitter almonds finely grated is an improvement.
330
Weihnnchis-Geb&ck.
Handthwhnittoii.
(AtMo^fD Biscuits.)
lb. butter.
^ lb. flour.
The rind of a lemon.
4 oz. grated almonds.
2 oz. finely-chopped almoods»
4 oz. sugar for sprinkling
over with.
A pinch of baking powder.
Mix all ingredients well together to a paste. Roll out
^ inch thick, brush over with white of egg, sprinkle
tihickly with the 2 oz. chopped almonds and the sugar,
cut into diamond-shaped pieces and bake in a moderate
oven.
5 oz. butter.
6 oz. flour.
Wiener Kipfel.
2 OZ. sugar.
2 OZ. sweet almonds.
Vanilla flavouring.
Cream the butter, add the grated almonds and then
gradually the flour. Knead well and form into little
rolls about i inch thick. Bend round into the shape
of horns and bake on a buttered tin. While still hot,
roll in castor sugar.
Handelbrotohen.
(Almond Cakes.)
lo OZ. sweet almonds.
3 eggs.
2 extra yolks.
4 oz. sugar.
3 ground cloves.
\ lb. flour.
4 oz. butter.
A pinch of cinnamon.
A pinch of ground ginger✪ Handelbrotohen (Almond Cakes).
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Weisse PfeffemflsBe.
I lb. flour. 4 oz. almonds. Candied peel or vanilla.
228 Weihnachts-Gebäck.
Beat the sugar and eggs to a froth for half an hour. Then add the flavouring and stir in the flour, kneading well. Make up into little rolls, 1/4 to 1/2 inch in thickness. Cut into slices slantingly, place on a buttered tin and bake in a moderate oven.
\ lb. butter. I lb. sugar.
4 eggs.
Weisse ronde Pfeffernüsse.
1 gill milk.
2 lbs. flour. Spices to taste.
\ teaspoonful baking powder.
Cream the butter, add the sugar, beaten-up eggs and spices, the baking powder, dissolved in the milk and the sifted flour stirred in gradually. Mix and knead well. Make into little round nuts and bake on a buttered tin till quite dry throughout.
Braune Pfeffernüsse. (Mecklenburgsche.)
I lb. syrup. \ lb. sugar, i^ oz. butter. ^ oz. potash dissolved in 4 tablespoonsful rosewater. I teaspoonful ground coriander. |
2 lbs. flour.
\ oz. ground cinnamon, lo oz. ground cloves. I tablespoonful chopped
candied orange peel. 4 oz. chopped citron. A pinch of baking powder.
Boil up the syrup, sugar and butter. Mix i j- lb. flour (mixed with the baking powder) with the ground spices, and chopped candied peel. Add the cooled syrup and the potash, dissolved in rosewater. Then stir in the remaining flour and knead to a dough. Cover over and leave in a warm place for 3 days, kneading it again on the second day. Make up into rolls, slice them up slantingly and bake on a buttered tin in a moderate oven.
Christmas Cakes.
Qewiirzpl&tzoheii.
(Spiced Drops.)
i\ lb. flour. \ lb. butter. \ oz. ground cloves.
oz. cardamom.
oz. potash.
\ oz. ground
\ oz. ground ginger.
2 lbs. syrup.
^ lb. sugar.
\ oz. ground dried bitter
orange peel, cinnamon.
Boil up the syrup with the sugar. When a little cool, stir in the butter, spice, and flour, and the potash dissolved in rosewater. Mix together and knead well. Leave some days to stand. Before baking, roll out very thinly, cut into various shapes and bake a light brown on a buttered tin.
Zuckerplatzohen. (Sugar Drops.)
\ lb. castor sugar. I lb. flour. 3 eggs.
Vanilla.
Sugar for sprinkling over with.
Beat the eggs 30 minutes with the sugar, then add the hour gradually and stir a few minutes longer. Arrange in little rough heaps on a buttered tin, and bake in a moderate oven. Sprinkle over with sugar.
Springer.
I lb. castor sugar. The rind of a lemon.
4 egg-s. I lb. flour.
Beat the yolks well with the sugar and lemon peel, then stir in the whisked whites and the flour. Roll out thinly, cut into little shapes and stand in a cool place for 6 hours. Place on a buttered tin and bake in a moderate oven. The addition of 4 oz. sweet almonds and a few bitter almonds finely grated is an improvement.
Weihnachts-Gebäck.
Handschnittoii.
(AtMo^fD Biscuits.)
lb. butter. ^ lb. flour.
The rind of a lemon. 4 oz. grated almonds.
2 oz. finely-chopped almoods» 4 oz. sugar for sprinkling over with.
A pinch of baking powder.
Mix all ingredients well together to a paste. Roll out ^ inch thick, brush over with white of egg, sprinkle thickly with the 2 oz. chopped almonds and the sugar, cut into diamond-shaped pieces and bake in a moderate oven.
5 oz. butter.
6 oz. flour.
Wiener Kipfel.
2 OZ. sugar. 2 OZ. sweet almonds. Vanilla flavouring.
Cream the butter, add the grated almonds and then gradually the flour. Knead well and form into little rolls about i inch thick. Bend round into the shape of horns and bake on a buttered tin. While still hot, roll in castor sugar.
Handelbrotohen.
(Almond Cakes.)
lo OZ. sweet almonds.
3 eggs.
2 extra yolks.
4 oz. sugar.
3 ground cloves. \ lb. flour.
4 oz. butter.
A pinch of cinnamon.
A pinch of ground ginger.
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