Gingerbread cookies with burnt sugar
Description
Ginger cookies are very easy to make at home. You can use various cutters to bake little people, stars, etc. You can also put sugar glaze in a special bag and decorate the baked pieces, for example — as gifts for family. The baking is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the listed ingredients.
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Step 2
Pour the sugar into a cauldron or a non‑stick pot, add warm water and lemon juice, stir, and place it on the stove.
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Step 3
Bring the contents of the vessel to a boil and slightly reduce the heat. Simmer the sugar syrup for about 3‑4 minutes.
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Step 4
At this time, melt butter or high‑quality margarine in the microwave or in a double boiler, but do not let it boil. Add to the butter container 0.5 cup of granulated sugar, salt, and the yolks of chicken eggs.
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Step 5
Immediately add cocoa powder and ground ginger. If desired, you can also add other spices: cinnamon, coriander, etc.
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Step 6
Thoroughly mix the melted fat with the other ingredients.
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Step 7
By this time the sugar syrup will turn caramel-colored. Bring it to a dark brown color and turn off the heat. Let the syrup cool slightly.
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Step 8
Pour the hot syrup into the container with melted butter and stir quickly. Add the baking powder.
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Step 9
Add sifted premium wheat flour and knead the dough.
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Step 10
It will turn out less greasy than shortcrust pastry, and less fluffy than yeasted dough. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
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Step 11
Then line the baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out the gingerbread dough on a work surface and cut it into cubes or cut out shapes with a cookie cutter. Place them on the paper. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and put the baking sheet in the oven. Bake the gingerbreads for about 15 minutes.
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Step 12
Place the finished gingerbreads on a plate and let them cool. You can check the doneness of the bake by breaking a gingerbread into two pieces.
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Step 13
Separate one egg white, pour it into the bowl of a kitchen mixer, add powdered sugar and beat for 2–3 minutes.
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Step 14
After the specified time, you will obtain a sugar glaze.
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Step 15
Coat the cooled gingerbread cookies with the prepared icing and let it dry, or dry them in the oven at 60‑70 °C with the oven door slightly ajar.
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Step 16
Serve the spicy treat at the table with hot drinks: coffee, tea.