ReceptnaptárKozuli (Christmas gingerbread figures)
Kozuli are the gingerbread animal figures of the Russian Christmas folk custom, once the gift for carollers, in the shape of goat, rooster and deer. Symbolic, with a protective role, a festive present. Spiced, honeyed, decorated.
Open in Receptnaptár — serving calculator, cook mode, saveIngredients
Method
Tap a step once you've finished it.
- Melt the honey, sugar and butter, cool and stir in the soda.
- Mix the flour with the spice and knead into a dough with the egg and honey mixture.
- Rest wrapped overnight.
- Roll the dough 5 mm thick and cut out animal and bird figures (goat, rooster, deer).
- Bake at 180 °C for 10-12 minutes.
- Decorate the cooled figures with an egg white and icing sugar glaze.
A Receptnaptár original recipe. Calories and protein are estimated.
Tips
- Rest the dough so it rolls out well.
- Apply the glaze thinly with a small piping bag.
- Packed in jars or tins they make a gift.
Frequently asked questions
What is kolyadka?
The Christmas carolling custom whose reward is the kozuli.
How long do they keep?
1 month in a closed tin.
Similar recipes
- Nuremberg gingerbread · Hungarian
- Pfeffernüsse (spiced gingerbread balls with icing) · German
- Honey cake, another way · Hungarian
- Lebkuchen (spiced German gingerbread) · German
- Pierniczki owsiane (oat gingerbread cookies) · Polish
- Tula gingerbread (stamped prianik) · Russian
More russian ideas
- Pavlova (meringue cake with fresh fruit)
- Vatrushka (curd cheese buns)
- Paskha (Easter curd dessert)
- Kulich (Russian Easter bread)
- Pryaniki (Russian honey-spice cookies)
- Kartoshka (Russian “potato” cake)
- Guryev porridge (semolina dessert with nuts and cream skin)
- Lingonberry kisel (brusnichny kisel)
How to use it · Privacy (in Hungarian) · Legal notice (in Hungarian) · Editorial principles (in Hungarian) · Cookie settings