Anis
Seeds of the anise plant. Give! to buy it whole or ground. Anise is a classic ingredient in Christmas baking. It tastes sweet and spicy, reminiscent of liquorice. Anise has a strong flavor, therefore use it carefully. Always buy and use anise fresh.
ginger
Rootstock of a Southeast Asian perennial. Is available fresh as a root, ground in powder form and candied, also with chocolate coating. Ginger tastes sweet and hot. For cookies we mostly use it in powder form and candied.
Candy fruits
Fruits boiled down with sugar, z.B. Lemon peel. Orangeat, also candied cherries, Dates and ginger. Citron is made from the zest of the cedar lemon, Orange peel made from the peel of bitter orange or bitter orange. The peels are boiled in sugar syrup and then dried. There are both. like candied cherries and ginger, to buy in the supermarket. There is also a mixture of chopped candied fruit ready to bake.
cardamom
The fruit capsules of the cardamom bush contain the seeds, which are then ground as a typical Christmas seasoning for gingerbread and speculoos. They taste strong and spicy. Like all spices with essential oils, only buy them in small quantities. Along with saffron and vanilla, cardamom is the most expensive spice.
coriander
Coriander seeds. which one quite, can buy crushed and ground. Coriander is very aromatic and tastes sweet and spicy. It is used as a seasoning for certain types of bread, for pastries, fish, Liqueurs and in Asian cuisine.
Couverture
Made from pure cocoa, Sugar and more cocoa butter than chocolate, so that it flows better when melted, but is more stable when solidifying. Couverture is available in different flavors: Dark chocolate couverture. Whole milk couverture and white couverture. Cookies are coated and decorated with couverture. You can find more ideas and tips for decorating with couverture on page 7.
Marzipan paste
She is being skinned off, peeled almonds and powdered sugar, some bitter almonds give it its typical aroma. You can find the marzipan paste in airtight blocks in the supermarket. For processing, it is best to roll out the marzipan mixture between cling film.
Poppy
We use the small-grained ones, Oil-containing seeds from the capsule fruits of the poppy plant mostly for pastries and confectionery, ungrounded also for sprinkling bread and rolls. Otherwise, poppy seeds are mostly used ground. You can make poppy seeds yourself in the blender, Grind with a strong hand blender or the flour mill. Or you can have the poppy seeds ground in a health food store or health food store. Ground poppy seeds go rancid quickly and are not suitable for storage. But you can freeze it without any problems.
Muskat
The seeds of the peach-like stone fruit of the tropical nutmeg tree can be bought whole or ground.
Of the fruits, the ones turn orange- until crimson thin, netzartige Samenmantel, known as the mace, and the seed, the actual nutmeg, used. The bowl itself is not used. Freshly grated nutmeg has a very intense and spicy taste. They are used for pastries, Sauces, potato- and vegetable dishes. Grated mace is recommended for fine pastries, because of the finer flavor. You can find mace grated in stores.
In the case of nutmegs, whole nuts are to be preferred to ground nutmeg. Notice, that large and undamaged nuts have the better flavor. Whole nutmegs can be stored in a dry place for years.
Cloves
The dried blood buds of the clove tree are available as whole buds or ground. Cloves taste sweet and hot and very aromatic.
They are a typical ingredient in gingerbread and other Christmas cookies. Whole buds can be stored well sealed for years. You should only buy ground cloves in small quantities and always fresh.
Pistachios
The green, Oil-containing seeds of the pistachio tree exist in whole and in – in well-stocked supermarkets • also to buy chopped. Pistachios have an almond-like taste and are popular whole or chopped for decorating pastries. Finely ground, they are used for baking.
Potash
Potash is the trade name for potassium carbonate, especially for honey cake dough as the center of the baking process! is used.
Vanilla
The pulp of the brewed and dried fruit capsules of an orchid is available as whole sticks (usually referred to as pods), ground and available as real vanilla sugar. You can also make vanilla sugar yourself: 1 Store the vanilla stick in a can of sugar for a few weeks, shaking it daily.
cinnamon
cinnamon, also as Ceylon cinnamon in trade, is obtained from the bark of the cinnamon tree. Can be bought as cinnamon sticks and ground. Cinnamon tastes sweet and hot. spicy and pleasantly burning. Cinnamon is one of the classics of Christmas seasoning. Whole cinnamon sticks, which are pounded in a mortar just before use, are better and more aromatic than ground cinnamon, which is made from broken cinnamon.