St Nicholas gingerbread

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Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,833 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	Edited by: Polonius3 Nov 30, 10, 15:22 #1
Anyone got a recipe for pierniki mikołajowe (St Nick gingerbread)? These are cut out with a special St Nick-shaped biscuit cutter. Here is where the cutter can be obtained, but there is no recipe: http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=474#Polish

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Nov 30, 10, 15:48 #2

Ingredients:

* 2 large eggs
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon ginger
* 1/2 teaspoon cloves
* 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in 3 tablespoons water
* 1 cup honey
* 3 cups all-purpose flour
* Chocolate Glaze (optional):
* 4 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate
* 4 ounces butter
* 1 tablespoon water

Preparation:

1. In a large bowl, beat eggs with sugar until light and lemon-colored. Add the spices, baking soda-water mixture and honey. Mix well. Add flour gradually and mix until a stiff dough forms. Shape into a ball, wrap in plastic and let it rest for 30 minutes.

2. Heat oven to 400 degrees. On parchment paper cut to fit your baking pans, roll the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into whatever shape you desire. Lift the parchment paper by opposite corners and place on the baking pans. See these steps for rolling and cutting gingerbread.

3. Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly brown around the edges. Let cool completely before storing in an airtight container. It's best to ice or glaze these cookies right before serving.

4. To make the glaze, combine all the ingredients in a microwaveable bowl and nuke for 20 seconds at a time until almost completely melted. Stir until smooth. Use immediately.

...makes 3 dozens....

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Nov 30, 10, 15:54 #3
i couldn't eat another gingerbread man after seeing the pain that the gingerbread man in Shrek suffered. (he had his legs cut off.)

pgtxThreads: 49 Posts: 6,327 Joined: Feb 14, 09 MEMBER ♀	Nov 30, 10, 15:57 #4
Wroclaw: i couldn't eat another gingerbread man after seeing the pain that the gingerbread man in Shrek suffered. i feel ya... :(

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