SJC > wrote in
:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> sc > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Does anyone know a recipe for pfeffernusse that has the texture of
>>>gingerbread? I dont know how to describe what I mean really... kind
>>>of like dry, semi-stale white bread dinner rolls, but just a little
>>>more dense. Wow, that sounds bad! Anyhow, that kind of texture. I've
>>>tried a couple of recipes, but they all come out like cookies or
>>>biscuits, which is not what I want.
>>>
>>>There are a couple of brands of pfeffernusse that you can get in the
>>>supermarkets that have the texture I'm talking about, so maybe
>>>someone knows the brands. Fritz is the only one I can think of at the
>>>moment.
>>>
>>>Here's a picture of some...
>>>
>>>http://www.centrafinefoods.com.au/pu...=HMPFEF&cat=11
>>>8 &path=1,118
>>
>>
>> I bake pfeffernusse every year around Thanksgiving in order to serve
>> them at Christmas. They are *not* what you want.
>>
>> I have bought the type you're talking about and, quite frankly, I
>> think apart from any thing else that they're stale and certainly not
>> very good.
>>
>> That said, however, if that's what you like then why not just buy
>> them.
>>
>> True pfeffernusse start out as very hard and very dense cookies which
>> may vary somewhat in flavor but not that much in texture. They need
>> to be stored for several weeks to allow them to "ripen" and "mellow",
>> both in texture and flavor. The result is still probably not what
>> you're looking for, but they do become much softer and the flavor
>> more complex.
>>
>
> Yup, that's what I said in the other post - I dont know what 'real'
> pfeffernusse are supposed to look like, or what they taste like, or
> what
> texture they should have... but those light ones are the ones I
> like!
> Maybe they shouldnt be called pfeffernusse... I dont really mind what
> they get called, I'd just like to know how to make them!
>
> The 'why not just buy them' idea seems a little strange to me, since
> this group is called rec.food.cooking. Why not just buy anything that
> gets cooked.
>
>

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