Mushkazone (Hungarian Spice Cookies) |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 63 |
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My grandmom made these every Christmas with a special copper wheat sheaf mold. My uncle inherited the mold and the recipe, but the recipe was not very clear. I found this on the web so I could recreate the memory. It's cut into bars instead of being molded. Ingredients:
1/2 lb walnuts, ground well |
3 cups breadcrumbs (made from dry french or italian bread) |
4 large egg yolks |
4 tablespoons butter, melted |
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves |
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
1 1/4 cups sugar |
Directions:
1. Mix together Ground walnuts, bread crumbs, ground cloves, ground nutmeg and sugar.
2. Beat egg yolks with melted butter.
3. Mix beaten egg and butter mixture into mixing bowl ingredients with a wire pastry cutter.
4. Firmly press the cookie mix flat into a 9 x 13 pan that has been buttered and floured on the bottom.
5. It should be about one inch thick.
6. It will seem crumbly at first.
7. With a knife or straight edged pastry board scraper, carefully cut the dough into 1 inch by 2 inch bars.
8. Bake at 325 degrees until firm, about 20- 25 minutes.
9. It should darken in color a little; Watch carefully; Do Not Burn!
10. Let bars cool in pan.
11. After they are cooled, recut with knife and keep in cookie tin.
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