MCAs father made 3 kinds of biscuits for Christmas (he always makes them), but one type in particular is mouthwateringly good. So I asked for the recipe, and here it is for you to try as well…
125g fat
125g margarine
250g brown sugar
250g syrup (turnip syrup?)
7g potash
66.5g nuts (chopped almonds)
2.5g carnation? (as a herb I was told) [nellike]
10g cinnamon
66.5g (citron) candied peel [sukat]
grate half a lemon
625g flour
Method:
Heat the syrup and cool it.
Dissolve the potash in a small amount of boiling water
Add all the ingredients together, and work well.
Roll into long rolls.
Refrigerate the mixture
Cut into thin slices
Cook at 180 degrees for about 8 minutes
IF you can find the ingredients (I think in Malta you may have as much problem with these ingredients as we had with condensed milk in Malta), I am sure you will love them 
Here is a picture to try to tempt you…
Brune Kager - Danish Christmas Biscuite
Tags: brune kager, candied peel, carnation, cinnamon, Danish brown cakes, Danish Christmas biscuits, nellike, nuts, sukat, syrup
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