Mom's Fabulous Pfeffernuesse Recipe

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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
2842
Calories
Total time
40
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups butter
  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar , packed
  • 3/4 cup honey (or a combination) or 3/4 cup molasses (or a combination)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 dash pepper
  • 1/2 tsp clove
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp mace
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp cardamom
  • 6 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

  1. Cream butter, add sugar, cream well.
  2. Blend in honey (molasses) and 1/2 of water.
  3. Dissolve soda in remaining water.
  4. Add with sifted dry ingredients, anise and nuts to creamed mixture.
  5. Mix well.
  6. Chill.
  7. On greased cookie sheets, 10- 12 min, 375F.
  8. My mother used to make long rolls of dough, 3/4 in.
  9. Thick, and slice'em off.
  10. Ava has some kind of sausage stuffer- works on same principle.
  11. I use a melon-baller, which does take some time.
  12. My batch is usually 26 dozen or so, if I remember right.
  13. Good luck and enjoy.
  14. Love, Mom.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2841.5 Kcal (11897 kJ)
Calories from fat 1346.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 149.62g 230%
Cholesterol 152.52mg 51%
Sodium 5484.04mg 229%
Potassium 993.34mg 21%
Total Carbs 353g 118%
Sugars 121.57g 486%
Dietary Fiber 28.19g 113%
Protein 38.63g 77%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 24%
Iron 19.1mg 106%
Calcium 767.7mg 77%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 430.94 Kcal (1804 kJ)
Calories from fat 204.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.69g 230%
Cholesterol 23.13mg 51%
Sodium 831.7mg 229%
Potassium 150.65mg 21%
Total Carbs 53.54g 118%
Sugars 18.44g 486%
Dietary Fiber 4.27g 113%
Protein 5.86g 77%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 24%
Iron 2.9mg 106%
Calcium 116.4mg 77%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 68.5
    Points
  • 78
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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