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Title: St. Martin's Day "Weckmann"
Categories: Breads
Yield: 4 Servings
1 c Milk
1/3 c Sweet butter
3 tb Shortening
1 c Sugar
3 tb Real vanilla extract
1 Grated lemon peel
1/4 oz Pkt rapid yeast
3 tb Warm water
4 lg Whole eggs
6 2/3 c Flour
1 lg Egg
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2 tb Water; for glazing
Mix yeast with warm water and 1 tablespoon of sugar.
Place flour in a large bowl, make a well in the middle
of the flour and pour yeast mixture into the well, cover
and let rise for 20 minutes.
Combine milk, butter, shortening, and sugar in a
saucepan and heat gently then set aside to cool.
Mix 4 eggs with vanilla extract and lemon peel and beat
until smooth. Add to milk mixture once cooled down.
Add milk mixture to flour and mix all the ingredients
together. Knead into a ball, dust with flour and let
rise for 45 minutes
Roll dough and divide into 10 pieces to form into
gingerbread men shaped Weckmänner. Place the Weckmänner
on a large baking sheet covered with baking or wax
paper, making sure to leave enough room between each
shape. Let rise for a further 20 to 45 minutes.
Beat 1 eggs and mix with water
Brush Weckmänner with egg/water mixture, decorate with
raisins and dried cranberries for the eyes and buttons.
Bake @ 325ºF/165ºC for 10-15 minutes.
NOTE: A traditional Weckmann in Germany would have a
clay pipe in his mouth.
RECIPE FROM: https://germanfoods.org
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