German Spiced Cookies with Glaze
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr
Preparation
Ingredients
for
24
- Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 pinch Mace
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 1 pinch Mixed spice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ginger powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 unwaxed lemon (finely grated zest)
- 1 ⅔ cups Almond flour
- 2 cups chopped Hazelnuts
- 1 ½ cups mixed chopped Candied fruit
- For the sugar glaze
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp hot water
- For the chocolate glaze
- 1 cup plain Dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids, chopped)
- ½ Tbsp unsalted butter
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Place 20-24 edible rice paper discs on baking trays.
2.
Beat the eggs with the sugar until thick and foamy, then beat in the spices salt and lemon zest.
3.
Stir in the ground almonds, hazelnuts and candied peel until well blended..
4.
Spread the mixture on the rice paper discs, about 1cm|1/2" thick, leaving about 4mm|1/4" border all around.
5.
Bake for 20 minutes. The rounds will be moist and soft. Place the rounds on a wire rack and glaze while warm.
6.
For the sugar glaze: sift the icing sugar into a bowl and stir in enough hot water until thick but spreadable.
7.
Coat half the rounds with the glaze and leave to set.
8.
For the chocolate glaze: melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering (not boiling) water. Stir until smooth, then cool slightly.
9.
Spread the glaze evenly over the remaining rounds and leave to set.
