MAGENBROT (GINGERBREAD SPECIALITY)
Magenbrot are a gingerbread type of very traditional Christmas Cookies in Germany and Switzerland. Often sold on Christmas markets. The brown color comes from the dutch cocoa used. Stomach friendly spices like cinnamon, cloves or nutmeg and not much fat might have influence the name (Magen = stomach, Brot = bread). This recipe is based on a traditional recipe, but with a modern twist in the glaze used here. And I have added some fat in this one, while the original recipes don't use fat at all. The cookies are on the dry to very dry side, but that's how they are the best.
Provided by Thorsten
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 60 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Put honey, butter and brown sugar into a pot and heat up while stirring (medium high heat).
- When sugar is dissolved remove from oven and mix in the egg.
- Mix flour, cocoa and spices. Add flour mixture little by little to the honey mixture.
- Dissolve pot ash in rose water, add it to the dough and knead into the dough.
- Wrap dough into cling film and place it for at least one hour in the fridge.
- Preheat oven (200°C). Grease a baking tray or line it with baking paper.
- Roll out the dough on the baking tray evenly. It should be about 2 cm thick.
- Bake it for 20 minutes. Remove tray from oven.
- And while hot cut the dough into rectangle cookies of a size of about 2 cm by 4 cm. Let cool completely on a cooling rack.
- Let coconut fat melt in a pot on low heat.
- Dissolve instant coffee in rum and add to melted coconut fat.
- Add caster sugar and mix. Add as much additional water to make an easy to handle glaze.
- Brush cookies with coffee-rum glaze.
- Store Magenbrot in an airtight container.
- Amount of cookies is a guess. Depends mainly on how thick you roll out the dough.
- Time to make does not include cooling time.
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Grace Pouoa
[email protected]This recipe is a waste of time and ingredients.
Md Nur Amin Islam
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and my cookies turned out terrible. I'm very disappointed.
Feby Fouad
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my cookies didn't turn out very well.
Fvg Alam
[email protected]This is a great recipe for a festive holiday treat.
Rajan Raj Pandey
[email protected]I would recommend this recipe to anyone who loves gingerbread.
Sharoz Khan
[email protected]Overall, I thought this was a good recipe. The cookies were easy to make and they tasted good, but they weren't anything special.
David Poe
[email protected]These cookies were a bit dry, but the flavor was good.
Singstar
[email protected]I had some trouble getting the dough to the right consistency, but the cookies turned out great in the end.
Metro Tmobile
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved them.
HomeChoice Gaming
[email protected]I've been making Magenbrot for years and this recipe is the best I've ever tried. The cookies are always perfect and they're always a hit with my family and friends.
Rambahadurpun magar
[email protected]These cookies are the perfect holiday treat! They're festive, delicious, and easy to make.
Gladys White
[email protected]I was a bit hesitant to try this recipe because I'm not a big fan of gingerbread, but I'm so glad I did! The Magenbrot were delicious and I couldn't stop eating them.
Frankie Uzu
[email protected]These cookies were a hit! I took them to a holiday party and they were gone in minutes.
Shamshad Baloch
[email protected]I'm a huge fan of gingerbread, so I was excited to try this recipe. The Magenbrot did not disappoint! They were so easy to make and they tasted amazing. I'll definitely be making these again for Christmas.
Recheal Richban
[email protected]Great recipe! I've made Magenbrot a few times before, but this recipe was by far the best. The cookies were so flavorful and the texture was perfect.
TRT ERTUGAL BY PTV
[email protected]Followed the recipe exactly and the Magenbrot came out delicious! My family loved them and they were gone in a day.
Darshan Kaaji
[email protected]This Magenbrot recipe was a winner! The cookies turned out perfectly crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside. I loved the unique blend of spices, and the glaze added a nice touch of sweetness. Will definitely be making these again!