Appenzell Honey Cakes Swiss Cookies Food

SWISS ALPS COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl with mixer on high speed 3 to 5 minute or until soft peaks form.
• Beat in granulated sugar, 1 tablespoons at a time, until stiff peaks form.
• Mix chocolate and flour; gently stir into egg whites.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of egg white mixture, 1 inch apart, onto 2 parchment paper-covered baking sheets.
• Bake in top and bottom thirds of oven 24 to 26 minute or until light golden brown, rotating baking sheets after 12 minute
• Transfer to wire racks; cool completely.
• Sprinkle with icing sugar.

SWISS HONEY CAKE (LEBKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Blend honey with the coffee, cream, kirsch, sugar and spices.
• Sift the flour with the baking powder and soda; add it to the first mixture. Beat until smooth. The dough should be sticky.
• Put into a well-buttered 15x10 baking pan, spreading evenly to the corners. It should be about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes. Cut into bars.

BASLER LACKERLI (SWISS SPICED HONEY COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat over to 325 degrees. Line bottom and sides of a buttered jelly-roll pan, 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1-inch, with foil and butter foil.
• Make dough:.
• Chop almonds very fine but not ground, preferably in a food processor. In a bowl whisk together flour, spices, baking powder, and baking soda. In a large heavy saucepan heat honey and granulated sugar over moderately low heat, stirring, just until sugar is dissolved. Remove pan from heat and stir in kirsch, orange peel, and almonds. Stir in flour mixture and cool dough 5 minutes.
• With floured hands, press dough evenly into pan. Put dough in oven and immediately reduce temperature to 300 degrees F. Bake dough 25 - 30 mins, or until firm but not dry and hard, and cool in pan on a rack. Invert baked dough onto a cutting board. Discard foil and invert baked dough.
• Make glaze:.
• Ina small saucepan heat water with grandulated sugar over moderately low heat, stirring, just until sugar is dissolved. Sift in confectioners' sugar and stir until comined well.
• Pour hot glaze on baked dough and brush evenly over dough, brushing continuously until glaze crystallizes and whitens. Let glazed dough stand 10 minutes Trim off and discard edges of dough and cut into 2 x 1 1/2-inch rectangles. Keep cookies in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.