Vyazemsky Gingerbread
Description
The baking is simple and quick. If you're having tea and don't know what dessert to serve, these gingerbread cookies will be the perfect choice. Find out how
Instructions
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Step 1
Place 130 grams of brown sugar in a saucepan, add 50 grams of honey and a couple of tablespoons of water. Cook the ingredients over low heat until a sticky thread forms. This indicates that the syrup is ready.
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Step 2
Then add ground almonds, molasses, flour, and vegetable oil to the syrup. Knead the dough thoroughly. It will be sticky and quite heavy to work with. Nevertheless, it should be well-pressed and "beaten" against the working surface.
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Step 3
Roll out the dough into sheets about eight millimeters thick. This must be done immediately, otherwise the dough will quickly "harden" and become impossible to work with. Place the filling onto the dough.
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Step 4
Wrap the dough with the filling like an envelope. You can crimp the edges or simply glue and press them together. To do this, moisten them with water.
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Step 5
Place the gingerbread into a metal mold so that it trims the uneven edges of the dough. Then press down on top with a wooden mallet or pestle, as if pushing the filling in.
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Step 6
Bake the gingerbread for ten minutes at 200 degrees Celsius on a baking sheet in the oven. While they are baking, prepare a sugar syrup by boiling the remaining sugar with fifty milliliters of water. Let the baked gingerbread cool, then brush them with the sugar syrup.