{"id":2709,"date":"2010-12-05T17:35:02","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T15:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents-blog\/?p=2709"},"modified":"2022-08-11T17:36:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T15:36:03","slug":"xmas-biscuit-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/lifestyle\/food-recipes\/xmas-biscuit-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"German Xmas biscuit recipes-my family favourites"},"content":{"rendered":"

German xmas biscuits evoke the smell of cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and vanilla. The taste of freshly home baked Xmas biscuits is a wonderful tradition my family enjoy in december.<\/p>\r\n

The following biscuit recipes have been\u00a0 tried and tested by my kids and\u00a0 I.\u00a0 I discovered them when I lived in Germany where the culture of home baked Xmas biscuits is widespread and deeply rooted.<\/p>\r\n

CINNAMON STARS \/ \u00a0ZIMTSTERNE<\/h2>\r\n

Quantity: 70 stars
Oven temperature: 160 degrees
Baking Time: 7-8min<\/p>\r\n

Ingredients:<\/h2>\r\n

500 g ground almonds
5 egg whites
450g icing sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 Tbl rose water<\/p>\r\n

Icing sugar snow for stars<\/h2>\r\n
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  1. Beat egg whites until they are stiff<\/li>\r\n
  2. Add sifted icing sugar<\/li>\r\n
  3. Keep 1 cup of this icing sugar mixture aside to coat the biscuits later and the rest you will use to create the biscuit dough<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Biscuit mixture<\/h2>\r\n
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    1. Add almonds, cinnamon and rose water to the icing sugar mixture. Mix together quickly.<\/li>\r\n
    2. cover dough and store in the fridge for at 1 hour.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      Making the stars<\/h2>\r\n
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      1. Sprinkle surface with sugar and roll out the dough (thickness about 1cm). Cut out stars.<\/li>\r\n
      2. Paint each star with the icing sugar snow ( made earlier)<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n