November 20, 2016 - 4:23pm
Pfeffernusse Recipe?
Just wondering if anyone might have a recipe for the type of pfeffernusse (German "pepper nut" cookies) that are rolled out into pencil-sized ropes, cute into small "nuts" and baked. These are not the cookies rolled in powdered sugar. I have misplaced my recipe, but if memory serves it included cardamom, anise oil, cinnamon, cloves, etc. and honey. Thanks much for any assistance you can offer!
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You could also try the website of Mennonitr Girls Can Cook.
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This recipe has been in my family for over 70 years.
PEPPERNUTS
These are hard, crunchy, spicy little cookies to fill your pockets when you go to the woods or out in the boat. They keep indefinitely and please almost everybody. This variety was a tradition with the Mennonites in Kansas and this recipe is a combination of several. The recipe makes a large quantity; store the dough in the refrigerator and bake a few sheets daily as you get the meals of the day.
1 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
2 c. granulated sugar
1 c. Karo
2 eggs
1 c. sour cream (or 1c. canned milk, undiluted with 2 T. vinegar)
2 t. each: cinnamon, anise (crushed), nutmeg, allspice
1 t. each: cloves, ginger, black pepper, cardamom
2 t. soda
1 t. baking powder
Flour to make a very stiff dough
Cream butter, add sugars, Karo, eggs and liquid. Mix spices, soda and baking powder well with one cup of flour. Add to batter and continue adding flour until dough is quite stiff. Chilling makes it easier to handle. Form pencil-like strips of dough (I roll them right on the cookie sheet) and cut them in half-inch segments. Bake in a 350° oven about ten minutes. They should be about the diameter of your thumbnail.
I have many German friends who love these and say that they are reminded of home when I bring them for winter fest. My wife will be reminding me soon to get started on them!