Mommy Sugars Pepper Nuts Pfeffernusse Pebernodder Recipes

PFEFFERNUSSE (GERMAN PEPPER NUT COOKIES )

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, salt, pepper, aniseeds, cinnamon, baking soda, allspice, nutmeg and cloves.
• In a large bowl, using an electic mixer set on medium speed, beat together the butter, brown sugar and molasses until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
• Beat in the egg.
• Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate for several hours.
• Position a rack in the middle of an oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Butter 2 baking sheets, scoop up pieces of dough and roll between your palms into balls 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Place the balls on the cookie sheets spacing them about 2 inches apart.
• Bake until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom and firm to the touch, about 14 minutes.
• Transfer the baking sheets to racks and let the cookies cool slightly on the sheets.
• Place the confectioners' sugar in a sturdy paper bag, drop a few cookies into the bag, close the top securely, and shake gently to coat the warm cookies with the sugar.
• Transfer to racks and let cool completely.
• Repeat with the remaining cookies.
• Store in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

MOMMY SUGAR'S PEPPER NUTS (PFEFFERNUSSE-PEBERNODDER)

Steps:

• 1. With a heavy duty mixer, blend together eggs and sugar. Beat until creamy.
• 2. Add molasses, vanilla, and orange zest. Beat 3-4 minutes on medium speed until well blended.
• 3. Measure 4 level cups of plain flour and reserve 1/2 cup for later. Sift together remaining 3-1/2 cups plain flour, baking powder, and spices.
• 4. In a bowl, coat candied citron and nuts with the reserved 1/2 cup of plain flour.
• 5. Slowly add flour and spice mixture to batter and blend on fold/low speed just until blended.
• 6. Gently fold in citron & nuts. Dough will be very thick and sticky.
• 7. Place dough in air tight container and refrigerate overnight. This allows your spices to combine together for maximum spiciness! :)
• 8. Roll dough out onto floured surface.
• 9. Cut out with cookie cutters OR drop by rounded spoonfuls and flatten out. Decorate as desired.
• 10. Place on a cookie-sheet coated with cooking spray or parchment paper.
• 11. Bake 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Edges should be slightly browned.

PEPPERNUTS RECIPE {PFEFFERNüSSE/PäPANäT}

Steps:

• Cream together the butter and brown sugar with a mixer. Add eggs and continue beating. Slowly add the corn syrup and the milk mixture.
• In a separate bowl mix together remaining ingredients (dry). Then add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir until a dough ball is formed. Put dough mixture in the fridge for 30 minutes to an hour. (Works best if you can leave the dough in the fridge overnight or even up to 2 days)
• Roll dough into long snake like rolls till they are between the width of dime and a nickle. I do this on parchment paper to make it easy to transfer the rolls onto a greased cookie sheet. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer till firm. Then slice the rolls in about 1 cm pieces and place flat on pans. Bake at 350 for 7-8 minutes.

PEPPERNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In the large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar using an electric mixer. Add the egg and ground nuts. In another bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder, soda, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Blend the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until a stiff dough forms. Shape the dough into a ball. (At this point, you can wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate it to develop the flavor, for up to a week). Cut off a portion of the dough at a time and roll between your hands and a lightly floured work surface to make slim, ropes about 1/2-inch thick. Place 4 or 5 ropes on an ungreased cookie sheet. Cut ropes into 1/2-inch pieces using a sharp, small knife. Separate the pieces. Bake for 8 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned and dry. Remove from the oven; cool on the baking sheet.

PEPPER NUTS (PFEFFERNUSSE)

Steps:

• Mix as cookie dough.
• Roll into thin ropes about the size of your pointer finger and cut into 3/4" lengths.
• You may want to freeze the ropes so as to make it easier to cut.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes at 350 deg. F. on large cookie sheets.