Pryanik
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Pryanik (пряник) is a gingerbread that is very popular in Russia especially at Christmas time, but also in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus.
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Ingredients
For the dough
- 3½ cups flour
- ½ cup honey
- 1 egg
- ½ cup butter , melted
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 6 cloves , freshly powdered
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 cup caster sugar
For the frosting
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 egg white
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Cookie cutter (2 inches / 5 cm)
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- pastry brush
Instructions
Dough
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine half of the flour and the spices.
- In a saucepan, heat and melt the honey and sugar over low heat, add the baking powder and mix well. Remove from the heat immediately.
- Add the flour mixture, and mix.
- Add the butter, and mix.
- Then add the egg, and mix.
- Knead at low speed until getting a soft dough that does not stick to the hands, gradually adding the rest of the flour.
- Divide the dough into 3 pieces, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat the convection oven to 400°F (200°C).
- On a floured work surface, roll each dough piece to ½ inch (1 cm) thick and, using a cookie cutter, cut circles of 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter by sprinkling the cookie cutter with flour or oil so that it does not stick to the dough.
- Repeat the operation with the rest of the dough
- Place the pryaniki, well-spaced, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
Frosting
- Whisk the egg white until it foams.
- Add the icing sugar, and whisk.
- Once the pryaniki have cooled, spread the frosting over each with a pastry brush.
- Allow the frosting to air dry and store the pryaniki in an airtight metal container.
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