30th november...neither december nor advent...and i believe my last chance to post some non-christmassy cookies...even though made from a lebkuchen dough...which is more or less a gingerbread dough.
this is what you need
200g butter
340g honey
160g sugar
2tbsp grounded lebkuchen spices
( cinnamon, gingerpowder, cloves, coriander, pimento, cardamom, nutmeg )
2tbsp cacao
2 eggs
660g all purpose flour
2tsp baking powder
this what you need to do
- mix butter, honey, sugar, lebkuchen spices and cacao in a saucepan and heat and stir until sugar is dissolved completely.
( thermomix: 4 minutes / 70 degrees / speed 2 )
- let it cool down and add all other ingredients ( eggs, flour, baking powder ) and blend to a dough.
- depending on your blender, you might have to knead the dough with your hands...pretty much hard work, though
( thermomix: 2 1/2 minutes / speed 4 / spatula )
- shape it to a ball and let it rest for an hour in the fridge.
- roll out dough on a floured surface
- cut out cookies and place them on a baking tray covered with baking parchement.
- if available use a cookie stamp to make your cookies even more special.
- cookie stamps work the best if the dough isn't too warm and the stamp is dipped in flour.
- preheat oven at 200 degrees and bake the lebkuchen cookies for about 15 minutes.
- enjoy.
...the kids selection..not only for kids...i would say...
here you can find the original recipe:
http://www.wunderkessel.de/forum/backen-suesse-sachen/567-lebkuchenhaus.html
due to the upcoming holiday season and st.nikolaus being just around the corner...i could not help myself to make a santa edition of the gift wrapping ideas, i published so far.
...of course they can all be stuffed with small gifts for christmas or st.nikolaus day, which we are celebrating on 06th.december here in germany.
some popcorn presentation ideas for a sweet buffet on any occasion
this is what you need
12 cups popped corn ( 1/2 cup kernels )
1 cup roughly chopped pecans
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 tbsp cinnamon
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
white chocolate
this is what you have to do
- preheat oven to 120 degree celcius
- place popcorn and chopped pecans in a really large !!! bowl and set aside
- combine brown sugar and cinnamon, add chopped butter and honey and heat the mixture in a medium pot, using low temperature
- stir thoroughly until it is bubbly
- be careful not to overcook, it could easily turn into hard candy
- remove from the stove and add vanilla and baking soda
- pour the foamy mixture over the popcorn and pecans
- stir right right away and keep stiring until everything is coated
- spread popcorn mixture onto to a lined baking pan
- place in oven and bake for 30 minutes stirring every 10 minutes
- after 30 minutes takea piece out and let it cool, if it is not crunchy enough bake for another 5 minutes
- give it a final stir and let it cool for a while
- melt white chocolate and drizzle over the popcorn mixture
- enjoy
here you can find the original recipe
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/09/cinnamon-caramel-corn-with-pecans-white-chocolate-aka-cinnamon-bun-popcorn/
