Springerle
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
5 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. whole anise seed, crushed
4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
12 drops anise oil
1/2 tsp. grated orange zest
Recipe
Beat the eggs until light and fluffy. Stir in sugar, beating well. Add the anise oil and
orange zest. Toss the flour and baking powder together and add a bit at a time to egg
mixture, stirring in last bit with spoon if necessary. Roll out 1/2 inch thick. Lightly
grease cookie sheets and sprinkle with anise seeds, crushed. Mark cakes with a
springerle board or rolling pin and cut into squares. Set on seed covered pans. Cover
with a linen cloth and let stand at room temperature overnight. Bake for 12-15 minutes
at 300 degrees Farhenheit or until bottoms are a light straw color.
Store in airtight container at least one week before eating. If they get to hard, add a slice
of apple to the tin.
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