Gingerbread with walnuts
Description
Ideal with tea and coffee. The gingerbread cookies turn out soft inside, with a crust baked on the outside. The flavor of spices is clearly noticeable in the finished pastry, but adjust the amount of spicy ingredients to your taste. You can add a little black pepper and thyme, for example.
Instructions
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Step 1
Let's prepare the ingredients for gingerbread dough.
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Step 2
Crack an egg into a bowl and add the sugar. Beat everything together.
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Step 3
Add softened butter.
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Step 4
Add honey. Warm the mixture slightly and stir until smooth.
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Step 5
Pour a spoonful of tincture. You can use cognac or another spirit with a pleasant aroma.
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Step 6
Add ground spices. I have cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cardamom.
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Step 7
Add a cup of flour and baking soda to the bowl. Mix. Add the remaining flour in batches.
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Step 8
Add chopped walnuts. Knead the dough.
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Step 9
Divide the gingerbread dough with nuts into portions. Form balls and place them on a baking sheet in a checkerboard pattern. Bake at 190 °C for about 15 minutes.
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Step 10
Ready gingerbreads can be glazed with a light icing. For this, mix a tablespoon of powdered sugar with water and cover the tops of the gingerbreads. Or you can sprinkle the gingerbreads with dry powdered sugar and serve.
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Step 11
Delicious gingerbread with nuts and honey is ready. Serve with tea.