Traditional Springerle

Name: Traditional Springerle
Prep time: 8 h 35 min
Cook time: 8 h 35 min
Total time: 8 h 35 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps crushed anise seeds; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 59 milliliters confectioners sugar; 4 eggs; 828 milliliters all-purpose flour; 473 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Traditional Springerle might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe makes 48 servings with 74 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat each. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 8 hours and 35 minutes. A mixture of sugar, flour, confectioners' sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Lightly grease 4 cookie sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Sprinkle with anise seeds. Set aside until needed.

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Anise

Mix the flour and baking powder together in a bowl until well blended.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Place the eggs, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat until light and frothy, 5 to 8 minutes. Slowly stir in the flour mixture until a thick dough forms.

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Vanilla

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

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Working with handfuls of dough, roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface until 1/4 inch thick. Lightly sift confectioners' sugar over the dough.

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Powdered Sugar

Dough

Roll

Place springerle molds onto the dough; press down hard and evenly until the mold's design registers in the dough.

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Dough

Remove the mold. Use a small knife to cut around each cookie, and place on prepared cookie sheets. Repeat, until all dough has been used. Cover the cookies with a lightweight cotton cloth, and allow to dry 8 hours, or overnight.

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