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Ingredients
Christmas spice mix
- 3 cinnamon quills
- 3 star anise
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
- 1 tsp whole cloves
- ¾ tsp coriander seeds
- ¼ tsp caraway seeds
- 3 tsp ground nutmeg
- 3 tsp ground ginger
- 2 ½ tsp ground cardamom
Piernik
- 250 g dried pitted prunes, cut into pieces (see Tips)
- 50 g walnuts, cut into pieces
- 300 g plain flour, plus 1 extra tablespoon
- 140 g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
- 150 g honey
- 150 g brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 120 g Greek-style natural yoghurt
- 80 g jam of choice
- 2 tbsp grapeseed oil
- 1 ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
Ganache
- 100 g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
- 80 g pouring (whipping) cream
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 2009.3 kJ / 478.4 kcal
- Protein
- 6.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 58.9 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Saturated fat
- 11.6 g
- Fiber
- 3.8 g
- Sodium
- 193.6 mg
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