Ingredients
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Ingredients for German cinnamon star cookies
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100g rye flour or almond flour
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30g pastry flour
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40g brown sugar
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60g honey
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30g butter
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1 egg
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1 tsp baking soda
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a pinch of salt
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the zest of half an orange
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the zest of half a lemon
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40g raw chopped almondsideally ground
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spice mixcinnamon, nutmeg, ginger
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70g dark chocolate
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70g white royal icingor make it yourself, see below
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Ingredients for 15 saltines
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200g pastry flour
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100g cold butter
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50ml fresh water
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a pinch of salt
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mixed seeds
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For the icing (optional)
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100g powdered sugar
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2 tbsp milk / lemon juice / water
Directions
It’s Christmas time! Time to surprise your guests with these delicious snacks made with chocolate, cinnamon and mixed seeds. Sweet or salted? Pick your favorite or just make both!
Ingredients
Ingredients for German cinnamon star cookies |
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| 100g rye flour or almond flour | |
| 30g pastry flour | |
| 40g brown sugar | |
| 60g honey | |
| 30g butter | |
| 1 egg | |
| 1 tsp baking soda | |
| a pinch of salt | |
| the zest of half an orange | |
| the zest of half a lemon | |
| 40g raw chopped almonds | |
| spice mix | |
| 70g dark chocolate | |
| 70g white royal icing | |
Ingredients for 15 saltines |
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| 200g pastry flour | |
| 100g cold butter | |
| 50ml fresh water | |
| a pinch of salt | |
| mixed seeds | |
For the icing (optional) |
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| 100g powdered sugar | |
| 2 tbsp milk / lemon juice / water | |
NOTE: the recipe ingredient amounts are not suitable for the Mini Breadmaker SD-PN100
Steps
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1
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German Cinnamon Star Cookies |
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2
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In the meantime, pour the flours, the sugar, the egg, the baking soda and a pinch of salt into the breadmaker. |
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Add the mixture of butter and honey, the chopped almonds, the spices and the zests in the Breadmaker. Knead using the manual cake kneading programme for 10 minutes. Let it rest for 12 hours at room temperature. |
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4
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Roll out the dough using a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface and form the cookies using pastry cutters. |
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Saltines |
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6
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Roll out the dough using a rolling pin. Form the saltines using pastry cutters, brush them with a bit of water and add mixed seeds on the surface. |
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Bake the cinnamon star cookies and the saltines at 180° for 15 minutes or until golden. |
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Decorate the cinnamon star cookies with either icing or melted chocolate. Optional: Making your own icing to decorate your cinnamon star cookies Transfer the icing to a squeeze bottle using a funnel or you can scoop it into a pastry bag fitted with a small plain tip. |
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