SJC wrote:

> zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> Dennis G. wrote:
>>
>>> sc > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't have a recipe but the ones Mum made were hard as rocks and
>>> you had to
>>> suck them like candy for a while before you could chew them. I have
>>> looked for
>>> years for a recipe or means to make the same way without success.
>>> They were a
>>> central part of my Christmas when I was in grade school.
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I've made these before; they are just as you described:
>> http://home.earthlink.net/~bsondahl/cooking.html
>>
>> The recipe is near the bottom of the [very large but entertaining] web
>> page.
>>
>
> Hi!
>
> Thanks for the recipe and link.
>
> Hmm... is that them in the picture that you can click on? Do they have a
> texture more like bread than biscuit or cookie? They look like the
> cookie type ones.
>
>
That's them in the picture; clicking it as a link isn't working for me.
They are hard little rocks, but chewable if you have strong teeth. I made
a half a batch and ate them all within a week or two, so I don't know what
happens if you age them for a few months.

Best regards,
Bob