John Myers
Cookies: Gudrun Almond Cake
The perfect cookies: gudrun almond cake recipe with a picture and simple step-by-step instructions.
- 2 piece Eggs
- 200 g Sugar fine
- 1 packet Vanilla sugar
- 1 Knife point Ground cloves
- 1 Knife point Mace
- 1 Knife point Ground cardamom
- 1 Knife point Ground vanilla
- 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 teaspoon Rum
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
- 400 g Almonds
- 150 g Lemon peel
- 60 piece 40Mm baking wafers
- 300 g Dark couverture
- Mix the almonds and lemon peel and grind them roughly.
- Beat the eggs with sugar and vanilla sugar vigorously until you have a thick, frothy, light-colored mixture.
- Now add all the spices, rum and lemon juice and mix again carefully
- Carefully fold the almonds and lemon peel into the mixture. (Please NOT with the mixer)
- Prepare a bowl of water and baking sheets with foil or baking paper. Dip the gingerbread bell – there are different sizes – in water, pour in the gingerbread mixture with a knife, carefully wipe off the excess, press a wafer onto the dough and let the gingerbread slide onto the sheet by turning the bell. Continue in this way until the batter is used up. (approx. 55 – 60 pieces)
- Let rest overnight in a cool place.
- The next morning, preheat the oven to about 150 degrees, bake the gingerbread for about 15 minutes and leave to cool on a wire rack.
- Crush the couverture and pour it into a saucepan. Melt in a water bath (not above 37 degrees).
- Using a potato skewer, skewer the gingerbread cookies on the wafer side, dip in the couverture, drain well, place on a wire rack and sprinkle with a few almond slivers. Store open for approx. 12 – 24 hours so that they can soften.
- Note 10: At the beginning I was not convinced of the usefulness of the gingerbread bell (not a special offer), but I have to say that the result speaks for itself. In order to work more efficiently, I used two potato skewers and then hung them on the edge of the pot to drain the couverture. Of course, there is a remainder of the couverture, but for better immersion it is advisable to use the specified amount and use the excess for other purposes.
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