Peppernuts – Danish Christmas biscuits
Instructions
Tips
Keep your peppernuts in a Christmassy biscuit tin to enhance the atmosphere. They will keep for 1 to 2 weeks – if they are not eaten before, of course.
Tips
Make small bags of peppernuts to give when you visit people or as a little treat for family and friends during the Holiday season.
Tips
If you need to make a lot of these small treats and want to save some time, roll the dough into a square about 1-1,5 cm thick. Use a griddle to “cut” the peppernuts by pressing it down into the dough and then turning it in the opposite direction so you get squares. This will not make beautiful, round peppernuts, but the flavour is still fantastic.
Ingredients
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Sugar
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175 g |
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Egg
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1 |
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Double cream
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2 tbsp |
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Flour
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250 g |
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Ammonium bicarbonate
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¼ tsp |
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Cinnamon, ground
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½ tsp |
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White pepper, ground
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½ tsp |
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Ginger, ground
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½ tsp |
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Cloves, ground
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½ tsp |
| 100 g |
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Enjoy crunchy bites brimming with aromatic Christmas spices
Although the name might be difficult to handle, there is no reason to turn down the Danish Christmas biscuits known as pebernødder. Directly translated, it means peppernuts, which refers to the pepper used in the dough and the nut-like shape. However, they neither are nor contain any nuts. Now, enough about the name; let us talk about the biscuits.
Peppernuts brim with classic Christmas spices, such as cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. They will spread the Christmas atmosphere with their aroma as well as their flavour. The spices blend seamlessly with one another, creating a balanced and warm flavour experience. The bite-sized peppernuts get hard when they are baked, and this crunchy texture is a perfect match for the spices.
And since they are so small, there is good reason to grab a few extra, right?
Gather around the table and enjoy the Christmas spirit together
These small Danish Christmas biscuits are perfect for a cosy family activity. Everyone can take part in rolling, while the conversation flows, and you create new memories together. If you want to keep everyone entertained for longer, you can also make dough for gingerbread cookies, which can be cut and decorated in various ways. Use cookie cutters or let the children shape their own cookies. Bake and enjoy them as they are, or decorate them with icing.
If you are looking for more inspiration for Christmas baking, you can consider our recipe for Gingerbread cakes as well.
Plenty of room to play and experiment
Peppernuts are easy to make, which leaves plenty of room for you to add a personal touch. Experiment with more or fewer spices by adding different ones or adjusting the amount of those already present. Small adjustments can make big changes, so remember not to add too much, as you will still want a balanced flavour.
If you have children or childlike souls with you in the kitchen, you can play and get creative with the dough. Peppernuts are best suited for being rolled into small nut-like pieces, but you can use them to create bigger artworks by placing them in, for example, a flower shape or like little snowmen, so they stay together after baking.
