Miss Browncheese's Christmas: 6. December

Woo, this is a big chapter. Where to start. There are a lot of Christmas cakes that needs to be here. I will also add the recipe. Lets start with the beloved Pepperkaker (equivalent to Ginger breads). There will be NO Christmas without Pepperkaker. that's like trying to make french fries without potatoes.

Its impossible!

Lets start with the reciept, for these wonderful Pepperkaker.

Pepperkaker, or Norwegian Ginger Bread, is the essential cookie for Christmas. No other cookie is more directly associated with a Norwegian Christmas. And this recipe, which has been in my family for generations, is one of the most tasty ones around.

What You'll Need

* 100gr of butter
* 200gr of sugar
* 200gr of blond syrup such
* 2 eggs
* 2 ts of ground cinamon
* 2 ts of ground cloves
* 2 ts of ground ginger
* 600gr of flour

What to do

* Melt, mix and cool down the butter, sugar and syrup.
* Mix in the eggs.
* Add and blend in the spices.
* Add and mix in the flour to a hard dough.
* Leave in a cool place for 24 hours.

Bring out the dough the next day, roll out and cut it into shapes before baking:

* Break off handfulls of the dough and roll out to a thin (2mm or almost see through) wafers. Use plenty of flour to prevent the dough from sticking to the table. (I prefer them a bit thicker, since then they wont get so hard, I like em a bit squishy)
* Use traditional cookie-shape-cutters or a knife to cut cookies into hearts, men, women, pigs, stars and other christmas motives.
* Put the cookies on a greased/non-stick baking sheet, or use non-stick paper, and bake for 5 to 7 minutes on 180 degrees C / 350 degrees F. (if you have a gas oven, I guess its on 4)

Make sure all the cookies on a single baking sheet are equally thick, or else some may burn while others will be too raw. The cookies have a nice healthy tanned look when they are baked correctly.

Enjoy! And 'God Jul'.