Gingerbread cookies are baked from a special dough with the addition of spices, honey, nuts, jam. The very name of this confectionary indicates that various spices are necessarily added to it. Properly made and beautifully decorated with icing, homemade gingerbread cookies are often superior to store-bought ones in taste and appearance.
It is necessary
Tula gingerbread. Dough: - a glass of sugar; - 2 eggs; - 125 g margarine; - 3 tablespoons of honey; - 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon; - 1 teaspoon of baking soda; - 2, 5 glasses of flour. Filling: - 1 glass of jam. Glaze: - 5 tablespoons of sugar; - 2 tablespoons of milk. Honey gingerbread: - 500 g of honey; - 450 g flour; - 100 g of crushed walnuts; - 200 g of ground almonds; - 100 g of crushed hazelnuts; - ½ teaspoon of cardamom; - 1, 5 teaspoon of ground cloves; - 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon; - 100 g of small candied fruits; - 15 g of ammonium carbonate; - 4 tablespoons of rum; - 1 egg; - 3 tablespoons of apricot jam; - 200 g of dark chocolate
Instructions
Step 1
Tula and Vyazma gingerbread cookies have long become a symbol of Russian baking. Combine eggs, sugar, honey and cinnamon in a bowl to make these flavorful soft gingerbread cookies. Then add softened margarine, stir and place in a water bath for 15 minutes. Stir the mixture periodically until smooth and airy.
Step 2
Remove the mass from the bath, add a glass of sifted flour, mix thoroughly and cool. Gradually add the rest of the flour to the cooled dough. First stir the dough with a fork, then with your hands. Do not add flour to hot dough, otherwise it will be too tight.
Step 3
Sprinkle flour on the table surface. Roll out the dough on it into a layer 0.5 cm thick and cut into 9 squares. Place jam on one half of each square, then cover it with the other half. Use your fingers to press down the sides of the dough.
Step 4
Dip a fork in flour and press the cloves around the rectangles to create curly edges. Place the gingerbread cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake in the preheated oven at 180 ° C for 12 minutes.
Step 5
Prepare the icing. To do this, put the sugar and milk on the fire and stir until the sugar dissolves. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Lubricate the gingerbread cookies while they are hot.
Step 6
To make honey cakes, heat the honey to a liquid state. Chill the mixture and mix with the egg. Preheat the oven to 175 ° C.
Step 7
Combine flour with chopped nuts, candied fruits, spices. Dissolve the ammonium in the rum. Combine flour, ammonium and honey mixed with nuts and fruits. Knead the dough thoroughly, wrap it in plastic wrap and roll it into an even layer. Place the dough on a baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes on the middle rack of the oven.
Step 8
Heat the jam and brush it over the finished gingerbread while it's hot. Leave to dry for 30 minutes. Melt the chocolate in a water bath and cover the gingerbread layer with it. Cut the layer into small squares and leave for an hour until completely dry.
