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Pryaniki Russian Gingerbread
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 36
Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
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Gingerbread
Ingredients: 1
c
Honey 2
ea
Egg 4
tb
Butter 1/2
ts
Baking soda 4
c
Flour 4
tb
Slivered almonds 1
c
Jam <plum, strawberry,
-blackberry, or peach 1/2
ts
Ginger ground 1/2
ts
Mace ground 1/2
ts
Cinnamon ground 1/2
ts
Cardamom ground
-----GLAZE----- 1
c
Confectioner's sugar 4
tb
Lemon juice fresh
Directions:
Cream butter & honey then beat in the eggs. Stir in the spices &
almonds slivers being sure to mix well. Add enough flour to make a
soft dough. Wrap dpough in waxed paper & chill for 1-2 hours. Preheat
the oven to 350 degrees F. Ona floured board roll out the dough to
1/8" thickness. Use the edge of a glass to cut rounds approx. 2 - 2
1/2" in diameter. Spoon the jam over the center of 1/2 of the rounds,
cover with a plain round, seal the edges with a fork or your fingers,
place on a greased cooky sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10
minutes, reduce the heat ro 325 degrees F and bake for 10 minutes
more. remoev from oven, cool on a rack, then paint with the glaze. To
prepare the glaze mix the sugar & lemon juice. Spoon over the rounds,
allow to cool, then...EAT! ORIGIN: Inna Nanchomkov, Tula, Russia,
circa 1996
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