Gingerbread
Description
The baking is prepared simply and quickly. As can be seen from the step‑by‑step instructions, the “Nezhenka” gingerbread cookies are made very fast and easily, you end up with a lot of them, enough for a large and close‑knit family. Serve them cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making gingerbread.
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Step 2
Pour the milk into the saucepan and heat it to a boil.
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Step 3
While the milk is heating, mix 125 grams of flour and sugar.
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Step 4
Pour the hot milk into the mixture of flour and sugar. Stir well so that no lumps remain.
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Step 5
Add vegetable oil and let it cool to room temperature.
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Step 6
Sift the flour, add baking powder and vanilla.
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Step 7
Beat one whole egg into the mixture of milk, flour, and sugar, and add another yolk (reserve the white for the glaze).
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Step 8
Gradually add the flour to this mixture in portions, stirring it in immediately.
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Step 9
If the dough sticks a lot to your hands and the table, add more flour. Divide the finished dough into several parts.
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Step 10
Preheat the oven to 180 °C and start rolling out the dough. Roll the dough into a sheet about 0.8 cm thick. Cut out circles with a thin‑walled glass.
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Step 11
Place the gingerbread dough pieces on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.
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Step 12
While one batch is baking, make a preparation for another batch of gingerbread. You get a lot of gingerbread.
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Step 13
Begin preparing the sugar glaze; for this, pour the egg white into the powdered sugar.
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Step 14
Do not whisk the powder with the egg into a foam; simply mix with a fork until homogeneous, and prepare a silicone brush for greasing.
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Step 15
Glaze all the gingerbread cookies with sugar icing and let them dry; this will take 15–20 minutes.
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Step 16
Tender and delicious gingerbreads are ready; you can invite your loved ones for tea—enjoy a pleasant home gathering!