Pfeffernusse
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8 hours 25 min
Popular round Christmas in Germany, Denmark and Holland, these little spiced biscuits are full of flavour. You will need to allow the biscuit dough to dry out overnight before baking them.
Judy
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Ingredients
Makes: 100 biscuits
- 4 eggs
- 450g caster sugar
- 440g plain flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:10min ›
Extra time:8hr drying ›
Ready in:8hr25min
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugar and eggs together with an electric mixer for 20 minutes. Sieve together the flour, cinnamon, cloves and pepper and stir them into the egg mixture. Roll the dough into 2.5cm balls and place them on a lightly greased baking tray. Let the biscuits sit out overnight to dry.
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Bake the biscuits for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container for a week to blend the flavours.
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