Aniseed ground-50g

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Aniseed Ground Recipe

🍪 German Springerle Cookies

(The ornate, anise-scented Christmas cookies pressed with intricate designs)

📜 Authentic Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 cups (500g) cake flour

• 1 tbsp ground aniseed (key flavor)

• 4 large eggs

• 2 cups (400g) powdered sugar

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• Pinch of salt

Key Steps:

1. Whisk eggs + sugar for 15 mins until ribbon-stage

2. Fold in flour + ground aniseed (do NOT overmix)

3. Press dough into carved wooden molds (or roll + stamp)

4. Dry overnight (creates signature hard shell)

5. Bake at 300°F (150°C) for 12-15 mins (stay pale!)

Serving Tradition:
☕ Enjoy with glühwein (mulled wine) after 2-week aging for perfect texture

🌟 Why Ground Aniseed is Essential:

1. Flavor magic: 1 tbsp = licorice depth without artificial taste

2. Aroma therapy: Releases calming anethole when baked

3. Cultural icon: Used since Medieval times (oldest mold is 14th c.)

Pro Tips:

• For intense flavor, age cookies in airtight tin with whole aniseeds

• No molds? Use lace doily imprint technique

🥇 Other Top Ground Aniseed Recipes:

1. Mexican Atole de Anís (warm cornmeal drink)

2. French Pain d’Épices (spiced honey bread)

3. Greek Ouzo Cookies (boozy anise shortbread)

Science Bit:
Aniseed’s anethole compound:
→ 13x sweeter than sugar
→ Best released in fat (hence butter cookies)