Nerve biscuits by Hildegard von Bingen

Time

Preparation time: 15 min.
Cooking or baking time: 10 min.
Total preparation time: 25 min.

ingredients

  • 1.5 kg of Dinkelfein flour
  • 350 g butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 300 g cane sugar or honey
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 45 g nutmeg powder
  • 45 g of cinnamon
  • 10 g clove powder
  • 200 g of ground almonds
  • Some tsp of water

preparation

Process all ingredients quickly to a short crust pastry, cut out the cookies and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 5 -10 minutes.

These cookies are stable for a few weeks in a cool tin box.

Important: These biscuits are a cure and not a treat! Children should not eat more than three biscuits a day, adults no more than six.

Recipe by Hildegard von Bingen.

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