Russian Bread
(from reader1066’s recipe box)
Source: From delicious:days blog
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Categories: cookies
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites
- a pinch of salt
- 125g white sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cacao
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 150g flour
Directions
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Beat the egg whites in a large bowl together with a pinch of salt until they become very stiff (stiff enough to flip the bowl without making a mess).
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Add sugar, vanilla sugar, cinnamon and cacao to the stiff egg whites, then blend in the flour until evenly combined.
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Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F). Cover your baking tray(s) with parchment paper or a silicon mat. Fill the batter in an icing bag and carefully pipe the alphabet or other shapes onto the tray. While the first attempts may look a little imperfect, you’ll become better with every new shape and letter. Be careful to leave enough space in-between, the cookies tend to rise a bit in size.
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Bake on middle level for 10 to 15 minutes. The best way to find out if your cookies are done, is to take one out (they may still feel a little soft) and let it cool for 1 minute (they turn firm quickly and become crunchy). Remove them from the oven when done and let them rest on the trays for a few more minutes before picking them up. Store them in an airtight container as soon as they cooled down completely to keep them crunchy.