Grandma Gertrud's Berliner bread

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 1 kg flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 500 g cane sugar
• 200 g hazelnuts, chopped
• 2 tbsp baking cocoa
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp margarine
• 1 tsp clove pepper
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp beetroot or apple leaves
• 1 shot of milk
• Condensed milk, for spreading

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 55 minutes

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and knead thoroughly, first with a dough hook and then with your hands. You may need to add a splash of milk. Spread the dough on a greased baking sheet and smooth it out with a knife. It’s easier if you dip the knife in water every now and then. Then brush with condensed milk. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for about 30-35 minutes. Cut the cake into strips while it’s still hot after baking. This Berliner bread still tastes like Christmas, because once it’s hardened, it’s perfect for dipping into hot cocoa. It tastes almost better that way!