Since ancient times, in Russia, Pokrovsky gingerbread was considered a favorite delicacy of many. It was first baked about two hundred years ago. And until now, many housewives like to either buy gingerbread in stores or bake on their own.
It's okay if there is no boiled condensed milk at home. For the sake of making Pokrovsky gingerbread, you can always buy it at the nearest store and cook it. It's time to stop thinking and get down to business.
The true recipe for making Pokrovskiy gingerbread
Unfortunately, in most cases, the recipes for Pokrovskaya gingerbread on the network often do not correspond to the classical ones, which have been used since ancient times in Russia. Such is the secret and delicious cake! Many people stop looking, find a store in their city and buy this sweet there. But other thoughts about a delicious gingerbread still encourage further searches. Real pokrovsky gingerbread is prepared without using eggs.
It should be noted right away that this recipe does not need butter, but only vegetable oil. True, the dough does not get worse from him. For this reason, it will be much easier for you to work with it. It is much less exposed to desiccation. Even in the true recipe, you will never find chocolate in the ingredients.
In some sources, you can also find this product, but mostly it is always added for a beautiful color. The dough for such a dessert is made by brewing ordinary flour with delicious sugar and honey syrup. If we talk about syrups, then they are often very diverse, not only dark, but also light. If you make a cake with burnt sugar, it can take on a rich and dark color. To prepare this dessert, instead of condensed milk, you can use ordinary marmalade.
- a pinch of cloves;
- a pinch of nutmeg;
- 1 tsp ginger;
- 1 tsp cinnamon;
- soda on the tip of a knife;
- salt;
- a pinch of ground cardamom;
- 400 g of sifted premium flour;
- 200 g sugar;
- 2 tbsp oils, it is advisable to use vegetable;
- 200 ml of boiling water;
- honey to taste.
- a handful of carefully chopped nuts;
- can of condensed milk.
- 2 tbsp purified water;
- 5 tbsp Sahara.
Cooking process
First, you need to boil filtered water. Just start pouring half of the granulated sugar into the ladle, you can use a regular saucepan as a container. Then start melting the sugar over low heat. As soon as the sugar starts to change color to a pleasant golden color, simply stir it gradually with a spatula so that it gradually spreads and then darkens. Then just add the sugar that you have left.
Also, be sure to add spices, a small amount of salt, mix thoroughly. Then just bring the whole mixture to a boil, then dissolve a small amount of honey in it, then add all the soda. As soon as the mixture fizzes, stir it thoroughly with a spoon and then remove from heat. Cool thoroughly and pour in vegetable oil.
The next step is to sift through the flour. Just mix exactly half the flour with the sweet syrup. Mix the dough with the remaining flour using a spatula or a conventional mixer, then let it sit for about an hour in a cold place. If it feels sticky, you can add a little more flour. It must certainly remain moist, for this reason, try not to add too much flour. At the last stage, the dough should stay in the refrigerator for 10 hours.
Once it has cooled completely, divide it in two. One just needs to be put into a plastic bag, and the second - just roll it into a thin layer, then cut off the edges. After that, the fun is waiting for you! For most gingerbread, special shapes are always used. You can purchase not only glass, but also a ceramic, silicone mold. The main thing is that it has high sides. This will make it easier to extract the dessert.
After that, just put the top of your gingerbread, just with the letters down, then lay out the filling. To do this, spread all the condensed milk over the entire surface of the resulting crust and sprinkle with a small amount of nuts. Roll out the other half of your dough, carefully trim off the edges, and then place the filling on top. Next, carefully connect the edges of the prepared dough without fail, so that nothing flows out during the preparation of the gingerbread.
The next step is to preheat the oven thoroughly. Cover the baking sheet with paper, just move the gingerbread itself out of the mold, its front side must certainly be on top. Dessert follows for 20 minutes. Then take it out of your oven and then go straight to making your regular frosting. You can simply put the ingredients on the ladle in advance. Be sure to mix the sugar with water, the easiest way to do this is in an ordinary ladle. Cover the top of the gingerbread with the syrup obtained using a special brush. Wait for the cake to cool completely and delight the people around you with a delicious dessert.
If you succeed, just wait for the filling to thoroughly saturate the gingerbread itself. After a while, it will become much tastier. If you don't want all the edges of the gingerbread to dry out too much, then just put it in a plastic bag or container. Such a dessert will be an ideal solution for a holiday; you can use it as a gift for a loved one.
Gingerbread decoration
To make the gingerbread a little more interesting and elegant, use a beautiful painting. To begin with, take the scraps from the dough, roll out the strips themselves 1 mm thick, then mold beautiful letters from them. You can glue the letters to the surface of your gingerbread relatively easily, for this you just need to moisten them a little.
