Aachener Printen

Ingredients

• 500 g brown syrup
• 500 g flour
• 200 g sugar
• 100 g honey
• 5 tbsp water
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp coriander
• 2 tsp Cinnamon
• a pinch grated nutmeg
• a pinch baking soda
• 5 g potassium carbonate
• 200 g almond flakes (lightly toasted)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Heat the water in a pot, and dissolve honey, syrup, and sugar in it. Let the liquid mixture cool. Dissolve potassium carbonate and baking soda in a little water. Mix flour and spices and knead with the liquid ingredients. Wrap the dough in foil and let rest 1-2 days in a dark, cool place.

2. 2.

   Preheat the oven to 200°C. Knead the dough well and roll it out to about 1 cm thickness. Cut into roughly 4 x 10 cm rectangles. Place on a lightly greased or parchment-lined tray and bake for 20 minutes. Brush hot printen with sugar water and let cool, optionally sprinkling almond flakes, then dry thoroughly.