Let’s get baking pepparkakor! Today we light our second candle of advent, perhaps the perfect time to invite over family, friends or neighbours to join us for a little Advent fika. After all, if you know Swedes, then you’ll know they don’t need any excuse to fika!
Bakeries/ Cafes and Supermarkets right now are brimming with super Christmassy, mouth-watering baked goods. Lussebullar; mandelmusslor; kanelbullar and pepparkakor to name but a few.
Just so you know, this country really does know how to bake! Whilst home baking is making a resurgence worldwide, it’s fair to say it has never lost its popularity here in Sweden.
If you are feeling creative, Sweden holds an annual gingerbread house building competition, read more here. Entry dates have been and gone for this year sadly but there is always 2023!
Practice makes perfect, so today, we’d like to treat you to one of our tried and tested newbie recipes for pepparkakor, these spicy, clove scented cookies will bring Christmas to your kitchen!! Have fun, we’d love to see your results!!
Ingredients for pepparkakor
- 150 gr of butter
- 250 gr of white sugar
- 50 gr of honey
- 100 ml of water
- 450 grams of all-purpose flour
- A teaspoon of cinnamon and a teaspoon of ground cloves
- 1 large teaspoon of ginger
- A teaspoon of cardamom
- A teaspoon of baking powder
How to bake them
Mix the butter, granulated sugar and honey. Add the seasoning and water. Finally add the flour. Knead this rigidly and let it rest overnight in the refrigerator.
Sprinkle a little flour on the work surface and roll out the dough until it is about half a centimetre thick. Now you can use heart or star shape cutters, whatever you decide.
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and let the cookies bake for five minutes. Cool on a wire rack and keep in a sealed tin.
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