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Caption: Ginger & Orange
Christmas Cookies | eat in my kitchen |
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Caption: Christmas baking
Caption: There is a very popular Christmas cookie in Germany called 'Zimtstern', meaning cinnamon star. They are a tiny bit chewy inside, soft and juicy. The dough is made without flour and butter but with lots of ground almonds or hazelnuts and egg whites which gives it its typical texture. This sweet is a classic which you can find on every German Christmas cookie platter and I have faithfully baked them for years. It has always been one of the recipes that I look forward to with excitement, these cookies bring out the best of my beloved cinnamon!
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Caption: As so often when I follow a tradition with such consistency, at one point I need a little change or at least a variation, which is the substitution of spices in this case. I took out the cinnamon and replaced it with lots of freshly grated ginger, orange zest and cloves. The result is an extremely aromatic cookie with the same texture as the 'Zimtstern', they are equally soft and chewy inside. I covered them in a thin layer of orange glaze to give them a glowing festive look. As I had already broken with the tradition I thought I might as well give them different shapes. When I took out my cookie cutters I went straight for the sausage dog, reindeer and squirrel!
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Caption: Ginger, Orange Zest & Cloves
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Caption: List of ingredients hazelnuts/ almonds, eggs, icing sugar, ginger, orange, cloves
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Caption: Orange Glaze
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Caption: Ginger Orange Cookies
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Caption: Enjoy!
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Caption: For the full recipe, visit
http://eatinmykitchen.meikepeters.com/ginger-orange-christmas-cookies/ Meike Peters • eat in my kitchen
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