Piparkukas Latvian cookies

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   We prepare the products according to the list.

2. Step 2:

   

   In a deep dough bowl, beat the eggs, add sugar and melted butter.

3. Step 3:

   

   Also add soda slaked with lemon juice.

4. Step 4:

   

   Beat everything thoroughly with a mixer at low speed until a white air mass is obtained.

5. Step 5:

   

   Pour in the third part of the pre-sifted flour.

6. Step 6:

   

   Knead the dough with a spoon until it thickens.

7. Step 7:

   

   Pour the molasses and honey into an iron bowl (bowl, saucepan or saucepan) and put it in a water bath. We bring it to complete dissolution.

8. Step 8:

   

   Pour into the base for the test.

9. Step 9:

   

   Mix everything with a spoon until smooth.

10. Step 10:

    

    Pour in the rest of the flour, which also needs to be pre-sifted through a strainer.

12. Step 11:

    

    Add spices: ground black pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, ground cloves and ginger powder.

13. Step 12:

    

    Knead the tight dough. We form a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap and send it to the refrigerator for two days. We give the dough to lie down and soak in spices.

14. Step 13:

    

    After 2 days, we take the dough out of the refrigerator and roll it into a thin layer with a rolling pin on a table dusted with flour.

15. Step 14:

    

    Now it's time for creativity and inspiration. We will cut out diverse figures using molds. These can be stars, flowers, circles, hearts, Christmas trees, figures of animals or men, etc. We collect the excess dough into a lump, roll it out again and cut out the shaped blanks from it again. You can fill the dough with oiled molds, but not thicker than 1 cm.

16. Step 15:

    

    Now that our delicious crafts are ready, let's think about how to bake Latvian piparkukas cookies? And everything is very simple: to begin with, we put it on a baking sheet.

17. Step 16:

    

    Then lubricate with beaten egg with a silicone brush.

18. Step 17:

    

    Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes until golden brown and fully cooked.

19. Step 18:

    

    Cookies are ready and waiting in the wings! It remains only to put the kettle on and invite everyone to a tea party.

20. Step 19:

    

    Help yourself!