Hermits

Name: Hermits
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 3 Tbsps finely chopped crystallized ginger; 591 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 177 milliliters dried cranberries; 3 larges eggs, plus 1 large egg, beaten, for brushing; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters golden raisins; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 158 milliliters molasses; 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1 teaspoons fine salt; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 237 milliliters roughly chopped toasted walnuts

Hermits might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 60. One serving contains 131 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat. If you have ground cinnamon, molasses, ground ginger, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly butter and flour 3 baking sheets.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt together in a large bowl.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Clove

Ginger

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Beat the butter and brown sugar together in another bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 3 minutes.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.

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Egg

Add the molasses and beat until smooth. While mixing slowly, add the flour mixture to make a sticky batter, being careful not to overmix. Fold in the raisins, cranberries, walnuts and ginger.

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Cranberries