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Zimtsterne China (cinnamon stars)

how exciting! I have the honor of opening the first window Advent Calendar Noema of Intercultural and Kitchen . not to say he wanted to "fill in" the window with something special - Zimtsterne. a star-shaped cookies spiced with cinnamon.

in Switzerland Christmas cookies are very dear. bake many families during the days of Advent. There are many recipes. almost every family has its own specialties. Christmas cookies are given to our friends and eat in the days of Advent and Christmas.

Zimtsterne (cinnamon stars)

3 egg whites 1 pinch salt

250 g powdered sugar 2 tablespoons Kirsch

1 and 1 / 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 350 g ground almonds


beat the egg whites with salt until stiff and add the icing sugar and Kirsch gradually. save 1 dl (approx.) of the egg whites to the bathroom.

incorporate the almonds and cinnamon to egg whites. cover the dough with plastic wrap and let stand 1-2 hours in refrigerator.

sprinkle the top with sugar. flatten the dough with your hands and stretch with a roller, to leave a thickness of 1 cm. cut with a cortapasas stars that we will have passed before the sugar to prevent sticking to the dough and have the stars close together on a tray.

stars glaze with a brush. let dry for 5-6 hours.

preheat the oven to 190 º C and bake for 15 minutes.