Springerle II

Name: Springerle II
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 72
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon anise extract; 2 Tbsps anise seed; 1 liters cake flour; 4 eggs; 473 milliliters white sugar

Springerle II is a dairy free hor d'oeuvre. One serving contains 54 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat. This recipe serves 72. Head to the store and pick up eggs, anise seed, cake flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Beat eggs until light and fluffy, gradually adding sugar ( approx. 15 minutes) This is important, do not underbeat.

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Fold in extract and flour.

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Extract

All Purpose Flour

Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to about 3/8 inch. Use rolling pin to firmly "imprint" the design onto dough.

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Dough

Roll

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Cut cookies apart and on greased baking sheet, sprinkle with anise seeds.

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Anise

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Let cookies sit out overnight, covered, to "dry".

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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

Place cookies into oven and reduce temp to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

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Bake until light yellow only, approx. 15 minutes. They are not supposed to get brown!

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These cookies are a hard cookie, need to be stored for at least 2-3 weeks. You can add a slice of apple to "soften" back up or a slice of bread works, too. Replace bread or apple every 2-3 days.

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Apple

Bread

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Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

Antipasti on the menu? Try pairing with Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Viva Diva Moscato Prosecco. It has 4.9 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 22 dollars.