Salted Rye Cookies

Name: Salted Rye Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large egg; 150 grams 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 48 servings Kosher salt; 1 teaspoons finely grated orange zest; 230 grams 1/2 cups whole (dark) rye flour; 3 Tbsps coarse sparkling sugar or turbinado sugar; 237 milliliters (2 sticks / 225 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature

Salted Rye Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 67 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up egg, orange zest, rye flour, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Cut thetube open vertically along one side and nest the wrapped loginside, then tape or rubber-band the tube closed. Chill in therefrigerator until firm, about 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheetswith parchment paper.

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On a sheet of waxed paper, combine 1 1/2 teaspoons saltand the sparkling sugar. Unwrap the dough logs and roll themin the mixture to coat well.

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Place each log on a cutting boardand cut into 1/8-inch-thick (3-mm-thick) rounds, arranging therounds 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart on the prepared baking sheets.

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Bake until lightly browned at the edges, about 16 minutes, rotatingthe pans halfway through so the cookies bake evenly.

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Remove to wire racks to cool completely. The cookies canbe stored at room temperature in an airtight container for upto 1 week.

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Variation

* For black walnut teff cookies: Instead of the rye flour, use1 2/3 cups (225 g) teff flour and 1 cup (115 g) whole spelt flour.Omit the orange zest and add 1/2 cup (60 g) chopped blackwalnuts to the dough.

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Roll the dough logs in maple sugar, ifyou like.

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From Whole Grains for a New Generation: Light Dishes, Hearty Meals, Sweet Treats, and Sundry Snacks for the Everyday Cook by Liana Krissoff. Copyright © 2012 Liana Krissoff; photographs copyright © 2012 Rinne Allen. Published in 2012 by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, an imprint of ABRAMS.

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