Ukrainian culinary Instagram blogger Yulia Mikulich told how to cook delicious gingerbread cookies in a frying pan without an oven.
Ingredients (for 10 pieces):
- 80 g of ayran (or kefir, yogurt);
- 80 g sugar;
- 10 g vanilla sugar;
- 40 g honey;
- 30 g vegetable oil;
- 0.5 tsp. cinnamon;
- a pinch of salt;
- soda – on the tip of a knife;
- 1 tsp. baking powder;
- 250 g flour;
- lemon zest – optional;
- powdered sugar for dusting.
Preparation
- In a saucepan, combine ayran, sugar, vanilla sugar and honey. Heat the mixture on the stove until warm until the sugar and honey are completely dissolved.
- Pour the mixture into a bowl, add vegetable oil, cinnamon, lemon zest and a pinch of salt. Stir.
- Add baking soda, baking powder and flour. Knead the dough. It should be soft and slightly sticky.
- Divide the dough into 10 parts. If the dough is very sticky, sprinkle it with flour or divide it with a spoon for convenience.
- Form into balls and flatten them to about 1cm thick.
- Heat a heavy-bottomed frying pan, line it with parchment paper and turn the heat to low.
- Place the gingerbread in the pan, cover with a lid and cook for six minutes on one side. Carefully turn over, add 1 tbsp. l. water around the edge of the pan, cover again and cook for another six minutes. Make sure that the gingerbread does not burn or remain pale.
- Remove the gingerbread from the pan, cover with a towel for 10 minutes, then sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Store gingerbread cookies in a closed container.
The blogger recommended that after cooking, let the gingerbreads lie overnight in a closed container, or even let them sit overnight – during this time they will become even softer and tastier. The author of the recipe added that gingerbread cookies from this dough can also be baked in the oven.
