Paprenjak keksi Rudolf / Rudolph Gingerbread Biscuits

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S keksima sve započinje i završava. 

Kod mojih prvi su znak adventa bili mekani medenjaci. Mekani i odmah spremni za jesti, a miris koji se širi kućom...Mmm. 

Ovo je naš prvi. Maleni Božić u stanu. 

Iako je plan bio nastaviti maminu tradiciju s medenjacima, nekako sam ipak dospjela do ovih preslatkoća. Keksi s poznatim likom soba s crvenim nosom Rudolfa u koje sam dodala začinsku mješavinu za paprenjake. 

Bila je to ljubav na prvi pogled i odmah sam znala da je to prava stvar za e-bilten za Zagrebačko kazalište lutaka, jer je jednostavno, slatko i ukusno.

Baš pravi keksi za djecu i sve oni koji se tako osjećaju. ;)

Kao veliko dijete, igrala sam se s keksima u subotu do dva sata ujutro i legla s osmijehom u krevet te slatkih prstiju. 

Točka na i bio je adventski kalendar koji mi je prijateljica sama napravila: od obrade drva, preko ljepljenja naljepnica i pisanja teksta do bojanja. Ukras koji već nestrpljivo odbrojava dane... 

Hvala, Nelo. <3

Paprenjak keksi Rudolf 

prilagođeno s bloga Moje Wypieki

40 komada

180 g hladnog maslaca

200 g šećera u prahu

350 g brašna

1 veliko jaje

1 žumanjak

prstohvat soli

15 g speculaas/paprenjak mješavine začina

Sve sastojke pomiješajte u velikoj zdjeli. Nastavkom za tijesto ili u multipraktiku 'umijesite' tijesto tj. miksajte dok se tijesto ne krene oblikovati u loptu i odvajati od rubova posude. 

Sadržaj izvadite na prijanjajuću foliju i oblikujte u disk. 

Ostaviti pola sata u hladnjaku. 

Pećnicu zagrijte na 180°C i dva veća pleha obložite papirom za pečenje. 

Tijesto prepolovite i oba razvaljajte na debljinu od odprilike 3 mm na lagano pobrašnjenoj podlozi. 

Izrežite kekse promjera 7 cm okruglim izrezivačem ili čašom. 

Kekse prebacite na masni papir u pleh i pecite 10-12 minuta ili dok lagano ne porumene. 

Izvadite ih na rešetku i ohladite.

Dekoracija:

50 g tamne čokolade

crveni bomboni (M&M's, Skittles,...)

šećerna glazura

Tamnu čokoladu otopite u posudi iznad ključale vode, bez da dno posude s čokoladom dodiruje vodu. 

Čokoladu ulijte u slastičarsku vrećicu s malim okruglim nastavkom ili u običnu vrećicu za zamrzivač kojoj se odrezali mali vrh. Pazite da ne pretjerate, bolje započnite s manjom, pa povećajte.

Čokoladom iscrtajte rogove i oči, a ako želite, možete staviti točkicu čokolade ispod nosa i onda zalijepiti bombon za nos.

Nos sam zalijepila sa šećernom glazurom koju sam koristila već za kekse u obliku čizmice za Sv. Nikolu

Bombon umočite u šećernu glazuru i zalijepite za keks. Ostavite da se osuši, pa prebacite u celofansku vrećicu i zapakirajte s mašnicom. Poklonite dragoj osobi ili spremite u limenu kutiju za svoje ukućane.

Napomena: nestaju dok si rekao keks. ;)

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Dobar tek,

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It all begins and ends with biscuits.
My family's first sign of Advent were  soft gingerbreads. Fluffy and ready to eat, and the fragrance that spread through the house... Mmm.

This is our first, small Christmas in the apartment.
Even though the plan was to continue my mom's tradition with gingerbreads, I opted in the end for these cute little things. Biscuits with the well-known reindeer and his red nose – Rudolph, in which I added the gingerbread spice mix.

It was love at first sight, and I knew it was the right thing for the e-bulletin edition for Zagrebačko kazalište lutaka (Zagreb Theatre of Puppetry), because it's simple, sweet and tasty.
Just the right biscuits for children and all who feel like that. ;)

As a big child, I played with the biscuits on Saturday until two in the morning and went to sleep with a smile on my face, and sweet fingers.
The final drop was the Advent calendar my dear friend made for me: from processing the wood, over placing stickers and painting. A decoration which already impatiently counts the days to Christmas...
Thank you, Nela. <3

Rudolph Gingerbread Biscuits

adapted from  Moje Wypieki

yields 40 pieces

180 g of cold butter
200 g powdered sugar
350 g flour
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
a pinch of salt
15 g speculaas/gingerbread spice mix

Mix all the ingredients in a big bowl. 'Mix' in the dough in a blender or with a mixer until the dough starts to shape in a ball and doesn't stick to the bowl anymore.

Take out the ball of dough onto cling film and shape it into a disk
Leave in the fridge for half an hour.

Preheat the oven to 180°C and put baking paper on two bigger baking trays.

Slice the dough in half and roll out both pieces to 3 mm thickness on a slightly floured surface.
Cut out the biscuits about 7 cm in diameter, or with a round glass.

Put the biscuits onto the tray and bake for 10-12 minutes or until they turn slightly brown.
Take out on a cooling rack and cool down.

Decorations:
50 g of dark chocolate
red candy (M&M's, Skittles...)
sugar glaze

Melt the dark chocolate in a ban marie, and don't let the bottom of the pan touch the boiling water.
Pour the chocolate into a cone bag and cut the tip off. Be careful not to cut off too much. Start smaller, and then go big if you'd like.

Draw on the antlers and the eyes with the chocolate, and if you want, you can put a dab of chocolate and use it as nose glue.

I stuck on the nose with sugar glaze which I've already used for St. Nick's boots biscuits

Dip the candy into the sugar glaze and stick it onto the biscuits. Leave to try, and then transfer into cellophane, wrapping it up with a bow. Give it as a gift to a dear person or pack them up in a tin box for your household.
Note: they disappear faster than you can say 'biscuit'. ;)

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