24/11/2022
Did my first online baking tour today :)
Elisen gingerbread
I tried to convert the measurements but for best results, use a kitchen scale!
Ingredients
200g ground almonds 1 cup
50g candied orange peel 2/3 cup
50 candied lemon peel 2/3 cup
100g ground hazelnut kernels 1/2 cup
2 tsp gingerbread spice (mix of Cinnamon, aniseed, ginger, fennel, coriander, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, allspice)
1 pinch salt
1 pinch baking powder
2 eggs
150g brown sugar (cane sugar) 3/4 cup
1-2 tbsp rum or orange juice
1 packet of wafers
1 packet chocolate icing or juice of a lemon and several tbsp icing sugar
Sugar sprinkles
Preparation
Chop the candied orange peel and lemon peel and mix with the almonds, hazelnuts, baking powder, and gingerbread spice.
In another bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar, pinch of salt and orange juice until frothy. Mix the contents of the two bowls together to make a sticky dough, but it must be malleable. Fold in more nuts if necessary.
Place the wafers on a baking tray covered with baking paper. Place approx. 1 tablespoon of mixture per wafer.
Put the tray in the fridge for an hour
Bake at 160°C for about 20 minutes. Leave to cool and decorate with chocolate or lemon icing and sugar sprinkles.
Tools needed
Mixer, cutting board, 1 knife, 1 tsp, 1 tbsp, dough scraper, Baking tray, baking paper, 2 dough bowls, kitchen scale or measuring jug, small bowls for the prepared ingredients, wooden spoon