Mat made of aged dough
The rug should not be confused with the rug. Kovriga is just round bread. The gingerbread is a big gingerbread. There are a great many options for preparing Russian gingerbread, as well as gingerbread. This recipe is one of the most unusual. Such a gingerbread is being prepared for a big holiday, and the dough for it is kneaded for a month. But in the end it turns out unusually tasty and fragrant. Such a delicious treat is worth the wait.
Ingredients
Servings 6-8- 1 kg rye flour
- 500 g light honey
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 300 g of ghee
- 3 eggs
- 2.5 tsp baking powder
- 1 glass of thick apple, plum or apricot jam
- 10 cloves
- 6 boxes of cardamom
- 4 star anise
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
Cooking
Step 1
Place honey, butter and sugar in a heavy-bottomed saucepan; bring to a boil over low heat, remove from heat, remove foam.
Step 2
Remove the seeds from the cardamom and place in a mortar. Put the cloves and chopped star anise, grind into powder. Add ground spices and stir. Powder the spices in a mortar and mortar and add to the hot mixture in the saucepan. When the mixture has cooled to 40 ° C, add all the remaining ingredients, except for the layer. Knead the dough for 20-30 minutes. Roll it into a ball, wrap tightly in cling film and refrigerate for 1 month.
Step 3
Then divide the dough into 2 equal parts, roll each into a rectangle, put on a baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 200 ° C until cooked (a wooden stick inserted into the dough should come out dry), about 15 minutes.
Step 4
Remove the finished casserole from the oven. Spread one part with jam, lay the second part on top. Lay a sheet of parchment or film on the mat, put a massive board or other load on top. In this form, leave the gingerbread for another 1 week.