Goat recipes. Roe deer

Almost unchanged Pomeranian roes have survived to our time, these traditional small gingerbreads have been baked by the inhabitants of Pomorie for many centuries. It is assumed that the settlement of the White and Barents Seas took place in the 9th-11th centuries, where the people were formed for a long time. These "persistent tin soldiers" lived a special way of life and everyday life, retained the pagan faith for a long time, believed in spirits, intrigues of evil spirits .... On Christmas Eve, Pomeranian roe deer, funny small figurines of animals and birds were baked from rye flour.

Pomeranian roes all year (until the next Christmas) served as a talisman against evil forces, because it was believed that they have a positive impact on people's lives. Contribute to fishing, family well-being, health of people, livestock, birds, keep happiness in the house .... Traditionally, unleavened rye gingerbread dough was kneaded from coarse rye flour and water. Kneaded (rolled) the owner of the house, which had a certain ritual meaning. In addition, the kneading process is long and requires a lot of physical effort. The dough rolled up with a poleshka should stand without bending. Incorrect kneading led to cracking of the Pomeranian roe.

Men and women participated in the molding of Pomeranian gingerbread, and children learned the art of rolling roes. Entire herds of different animals: deer, cows, hard-horned sheep, seals, elks, birds, went to the Russian stove. Sculpted Pomeranian roes with prayers and sentences, people, as it were, endowed gingerbread animals with the ability to protect and protect. Each small figurine had a certain semantic meaning, for example, a deer with intertwined horns is a symbol of faith, hope, love, a cow brought prosperity, a bird with chicks on its back personified the happiness of motherhood

Most often, Pomors sculpted deer, which, depending on the shape of the horns, had different semantic meanings. There were deer of friendship, health and longevity, spiritual protectors, deer of love and warmth. Ritual gingerbread cookies were given to relatives, loved ones, neighbors, children played Pomeranian goats, the owners gave gifts to carolers who went from house to house with good wishes. The girls guessed on the Pomeranian roes, treated the guys. Few little protectors were left until next Christmas, with the aim of protecting the home and family from misfortune. For a while, Pomeranian roe became members of the family and received names: Chernukha, Belyanka ...

There were bread figurines next to the icons, which proves the importance Pomors attached to ritual baking! Broken and old gingerbread cookies were never thrown away. Bread figurines were fed to cattle, in hungry years they could eat themselves. This simple Pomeranian gingerbread is a toy, a delicacy and a charm that protects a person from various misfortunes and misfortunes. Each region baked different roe deer differing in shape, there were Terek, Mezen, Kargopol, Kholmogory. These Pomeranian roes are made from rye dough (peasant).

Arkhangelsk aristocratic roes painted with glaze, white flour, burnt sugar, cinnamon, cloves. Pomors added juices of northern berries to give different colors of sugar icing. Men also participated in the preparation of the Arkhangelsk ritual gingerbread. They kneaded the dough, bent from iron the contour forms of figurines of animals, birds… Flat Pomeranian roe deer were cut out of the rolled out dough with molds. Decorated fragrant beautiful gingerbread with the whole family. Now Pomeranian roe deer have lost their ceremonial magical significance, although they still remain a good gift.

According to an old tradition, on New Year's Eve, figured cut-out gingerbreads are baked in Arkhangelsk, decorated with colored sugar glaze. And from the moment the spicy smell of cinnamon and cloves reigns in the house, there comes a joyful expectation of the holiday with the traditional ceremony of decorating the Christmas tree and giving away sweet gifts to children and gifts to relatives and friends "for good luck" in the new year.

Little, horned,

Doesn't turn his head

Crunchy on the teeth...

Well, of course it's a goat! And what is it? Figures - deer, skates, bulls, cows, goats, birds, seals - made of rye dough - have a common meaning, the common name is "roes".

Have you ever tried northern gingerbread - roes? Delicious, crispy flavored gingerbread herbs. Now the tradition of baking roes is being revived, and earlier during the Soviet era such delicious gingerbread was not available.

The first roe deer appeared on the Pomeranian land many centuries ago. is considered the most ancient type of baked figured dough, dating back to the cult figurines of the 12th century. There is chronicle evidence that back in the 12th century, our ancestors sculpted figurines of bulls and cows from dough. Gingerbread were strips of dough, woven into bizarre twists. For the twisted, serpentine shape, the ancient Pomeranian cookies got their name - kozuli, from the Pomeranian word "roe" - snake, curl.

The image of the roe-snake was associated with the autumn harvest, or rather with its completion - with the autumn New Year or New Year (September 14). Later, this tradition was transferred to winter Christmas and January New Year. And in the Kargopol region, roes were made in the form of serpentine curls folded into circles called "teterki" and baked in mid-March, which also refers to a very ancient rite dedicated to the spring equinox.
Pomors believed that such roe-snakes would bring wealth and prosperity to the house.

There are three types of roe: Kholmogory voluminous (resembling clay figurines), Kargopol roe-grouse and painted flat roe-gingerbread. Arkhangelsk painted gingerbread-roes appeared in the Russian North when sugar and spices (cinnamon and cloves) became available to the population of the provincial center, that is, not earlier than the 18th century.

In the old days, gingerbread was also made in the form of animals - deer, skates, bulls, cows, goats, seals. The custom of baking animals originates from pagan beliefs. It is assumed that the creation of a herd of grain is a modified sacrifice. There was such a belief that the more people bake animal figurines, the more game there will be in the forests and cattle in the yards. On which the well-being of the people directly depended. The Slavs also believed that roes bring happiness to the house, so they were kept in the house for up to a year, and sometimes more. This tradition has been preserved to this day.

In ancient times, a deer, a horse were symbols of the Sun, a solar deity, associated with the image of the god Yarila. Often they were depicted on a stand - a symbol of the universe. Kholmogory roes (from rye flour) is a figure on four legs, a head, a bush of branched horns, apples on the horns, birds on apples, or rather bird wings made of white dough. An apple with wings resembles the image of a winged sun. And its size reached 245 cm. Often the roes were given names: Belyan, yes Belek, yes Chernukha ...

Brides and young girls were given horses with a mane braided into a triple pigtail - as a symbol of Faith, Hope, Love. Roe deer were also placed in front of the icon.

There were roes in the form of a star, an angel, a shepherd, a basket (with gifts), birds, etc. These figurines resemble Christian symbols, but the true meaning has been lost over time.

In the old days, the production and painting of roes was largely ritual in nature, our ancestors believed in the protective power of fragrant gingerbread. Roe deer are both a charm and a talisman.

Today, Arkhangelsk roes are a beautiful fragrant edible souvenir, a great gift for any holiday or anniversary.
Gingerbread shapes have become diverse. There are houses and hearts, and cartoon characters, etc.

Gingerbread cookies are stored for up to a year, therefore, the gingerbread cookies you painted will become great gift for all time!

In the old days, roes were baked from rye flour to get a characteristic dark color, on which the glaze pattern looks the most advantageous. Later they were made from wheat flour by adding burnt sugar. The dough was prepared in advance, it could lie in the cold for weeks, and it only got better. Different figurines were cut out - goat girls had their own molds, which they cherished and passed on by inheritance. Already baked and cooled roes were covered with glaze of two colors: white and pink, obtained by adding lingonberry or cranberry juice.
Now, along with just gingerbread, they began to invent various gingerbread houses, and even do models of wooden churches.

Pomeranian roes - recipe

Roe deer are made from specially prepared dough. Pieces of dough are shaped into various animals - goats and goats, deer, lambs, cows and bulls, as well as cats, seals and birds. The made figurines are baked in an oven or oven on a greased sheet. Kozuli is also considered a regional variety of Russian gingerbread. According to the method of manufacture, modern roe deer can be attributed to carved gingerbread.
Dough recipes are quite diverse, and many families have their own recipes for making dough, which have been kept in families for decades. Roe deer are usually colorfully decorated with glaze, which is made from whipped proteins with the addition of various natural dyes.

Roe deer "Solombala"

600g granulated sugar, 500g margarine, 1/2 tsp. salt, 4 eggs, 1 tbsp. l. cinnamon, 1 tbsp. cloves, 2.4 tsp soda (quench with vinegar), 2 kg of flour.
200g. burn granulated sugar, pour 2 cups of boiling water into it gradually and add another 400 g of sand. Remove from heat, but stir in margarine and salt while still warm. Cool the resulting mass. Then add eggs, cinnamon and cloves, add soda, quenched with vinegar, lastly flour. Knead a stiff dough, cut it into pieces, roll out the pieces into cakes and you can cut out the figures.
Before baking, anoint products with yolk diluted with water (1/2 cup of water per yolk).
Ready-made roes are painted with colored glaze.
Glaze:
- boil the syrup from 1 cup of granulated sugar and 1 cup of water (check the readiness with a ring - bubbles should be blown out of it);
- pour 2 whipped egg whites into hot syrup and beat this mixture until it cools;
- add 2-3 drops citric acid or vinegar essence and add color with food coloring.
Then you can add ½ cup of honey (the test period increases to 2-3 weeks) or condensed milk (the dough should stand for 3-4 weeks).

Murmansk roes

Dough:
600 g of granulated sugar. 150 g butter or creamy margarine. 3 eggs. Cloves, cinnamon, baking soda - 1 teaspoon each. 1.2-1.3 kg of flour. Burn a glass of granulated sugar in an enameled dish. When all the sugar has melted, add 1 cup hot boiled water(quietly). Mix. Then add 2 more cups of granulated sugar. When everything boils and the sugar melts, turn it off. Add 150 g butter or margarine. When everything cools down a little, add 2 yolks and 1 whole egg, also add spices with water. Add flour (not all). Then pour the flour on the table and knead the dough. Put the dough in a bag and put it in the cold: in the cold outside or in the freezer. Can be stored up to 1 month. Cut the dough from the refrigerator into small pieces and knead well - so that it begins to shine. Do not add flour to this.
Roll out the dough with a thickness of 5 mm, cut out any figures and bake them in the oven. Lubricate the baking sheet not greasy, but a little bit so that the gingerbread cookies do not burn.
Glaze:
To make the frosting, beat 2 egg whites, slowly adding the powdered sugar until the frosting is thick. Put the icing in a bag (paper rolled up into a tube) and paint the gingerbread.

Arkhangelsk roes

Burn 1 glass of granulated sugar, then dissolve it in a glass hot water. Then add 2 cups of granulated sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Turn off the heat and add 150 g of butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, cloves and soda, cool slightly, add 1 egg and 2 yolks. After that, add about 0.5 kg of flour, knead the dough so that it does not stick to your hands. Keep the dough in a saucepan and cellophane in cool place week. After that, add another 0.5 kg of granulated sugar to the dough and roll it out to a thickness of 0.5 cm. Cut the rolled out dough into shapes from tin or thick paper and put it on a baking sheet, once oiled.
Lubricate the gingerbread cookies with a beaten egg with water in a ratio of 1: 1 and put in the oven. Bake 5 - 7 minutes. ready-made gingerbread let dry, then remove them from the baking sheet and decorate with glaze.

In order to make the glaze colored, you can use natural dyes:

* white paint: powdered sugar, milk, sour cream;
* yellow: mix lemon zest with carrot juice and oil, fry for 3-5 minutes until softened and strain through cheesecloth;
* green: spinach juice;
* red and pink: juice of raspberries, strawberries, lingonberries, currants, cherries, pomegranates, boiled beets;
* orange: orange and tangerine juice;
* brown: cocoa powder.

Gingerbread kozuly - traditional winter treat northern peoples. For many centuries, not a single New Year and Christmas can do without them on the shores of the White Sea. Beautiful fragrant figurines of deer, goats, angels, Christmas trees, houses made of gingerbread text - they are all called goats.

The recipe for these gingerbread is passed down from generation to generation. Previously even transmitted special molds, today they can be easily purchased at the store.

Beautiful multi-colored gingerbread cookies will become any festive table.

Roe deer - an old recipe

The name "goat" comes from the word goat, in ancient times it was a symbol of well-being and prosperity in the house. Roe deer baked in the form of animals- deer, goats, cats, cows. Later figurines of angels, houses, Christmas trees, sleighs, roses and clouds were added.

Approached this process responsibly, it could take more than one day. It was believed that the oven should be with good thoughts and in good mood, wishing everyone well and smiling - otherwise the gingerbread will not work. The whole family decorated the roes to their taste - with various intricate patterns. Very often they were hung on the Christmas tree instead of toys. The peoples of Pomerania kept them whole year, then they baked new ones, and fed the birds with the old ones and.

Not a single recipe for goat dough is complete without sugar syrup, boiled down to the consistency of caramel.

In total, for the preparation of gingerbread, you will need a glass of honey, two glasses of water and sugar, 100 g of butter, a kilogram of rye or wheat flour (better coarse grinding), 1 gr cinnamon and cloves.

How to bake goats

By ancient recipe honey, sugar and water are mixed and boiled over low heat until “brown”, until caramelized. Then let it cool down a bit and add butter, spices and flour. For 1 hour, place the dough in the refrigerator (previously taken out in the cold).

The dough should become plastic, any figures can be easily molded from it. They are baked quickly - only 10 minutes, at a temperature of just over 200 degrees. From rye flour, the dough rolls more difficult, but the roes turn out to be tastier.

Already cooled gingerbread can be decorated. Today it is not difficult to buy already ready food colorings , and in old times there were only a few colors. For white, they beat protein with sugar, for pink - jam was dripped into it, for yellow they took the yolk.

You can complicate the production of natural dyes. Yellow make out lemon peel and carrot juice fried in butter. Green "paint" is obtained from spinach juice, brown - from cocoa.

All dyes - both homemade and purchased - are added to pre-prepared glaze.

Icing for goats - recipe

For this, two proteins are whipped into thick foam with 5 tablespoons of sugar, and poured into cups, in which they then make different colors. Roe deer are painted with patterns fine brush to your taste.

Another icing recipe for gingerbread is as follows:

Beat with a whisk or in a blender 1 protein and 100 grams of powdered sugar. if the mixture turned out to be too liquid, then it will become an excellent background for painting pastries.

Arkhangelsk roes: recipe

They are also called northern ones, the inhabitants of Pomorie have been baking them for many centuries and call them the Christmas symbol of Arkhangelsk. The recipe for Christmas goats is slightly different.

You will need three cups of sugar, 100 grams of margarine or butter, 2 cups of water, 8 cups of flour, 2 tablespoons of soda, a pinch of ginger, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon.

Initially a glass of sugar is heated in a frying pan or saucepan until it turns dark brown, after which two glasses of water are poured into it, and the remaining sugar is added. The syrup is brought to a boil, then mixed with butter and cooled. Then - as in the previous recipe - the remaining ingredients are added, and the dough is kneaded.

For the glaze, you will need a glass of sugar, one protein and a small pinch of citric acid. The protein is whipped thickly, after which syrup is poured into it in a thin stream - boiled in half a glass of water granulated sugar. Then the icing is whipped again with the addition of lemon. It is recommended to decorate gingerbread cookies with chilled icing.

Ready roes should be soft inside and ruddy on the outside. In a day they should slightly harden. You can bake such gingerbread with the whole family - it unites and uplifts the mood. Over time, this can become a good New Year's tradition.

Stencils for gingerbread

And Christmas. These painted fragrant goodies will decorate any table and cheer up every member of the family. Their advantage lies not only in unique taste, but also in the manifestation of creativity, because you can depict anything on them. The article presents several recipes for cooking, as well as a photo of "Arkhangelsk goats". No less interesting will be the history of the origin of these delicacies.

"Arkhangelsk roes": the history of occurrence

The origin of these goodies has several versions, each of which is amazing in its own way. According to one of them, "Arkhangelsk roes" were previously traditional pastries Pomors (inhabitants of the coast of the White Sea), since the very word "roe" in their language meant "snake" or "curl". Another version says that initially gingerbread was baked in the form of a goat, which in ancient times was considered a symbol of wealth and prosperity.

The history of gingerbread "Arkhangelsk roes" claims that their homeland is the well-known city of Arkhangelsk, from which such a name came. In different settlements tied to a certain area, their own baking techniques and decorating gingerbread have been preserved. It is worth noting that even in the same area they could radically differ from each other. The most famous gingerbread are:

flat painted ones, which appeared in the northern part of Russia as early as the 18th century, when ordinary spices and sugar became available to ordinary people;
Kargopol, which were created from a bread tow;
voluminous Kholmogory, which were prepared from black dough, occasionally colored with white.

In any case, northern roes are not just a national delicacy prepared according to a unique recipe, but a traditional ritual dish. The creation of such gingerbread is considered a difficult ancient ritual, where the deepest philosophical meaning was originally laid.

Magic power

In ancient times, people believed that the "Arkhangelsk roes" had magical powers. According to some modern historians, in those days people first invented them not as food, but as ritual images of animals.

This version is also confirmed by the fact that the figurines had to be cut in a specific way: they all had to look to the left. If a person was depicted on the gingerbread, then it had to be done facing forward. At the very bottom of the roe, people always left an empty strip, which was a symbol of the earth.

Gingerbread in the old days

Previously, roes were baked only once a year. These were the days of Christmas time, as well as the Christmas holidays. The peoples of the north believed that these goodies would bring them wealth, prosperity and good luck to their homes. They were considered a charm and were often given to families.

On the eve of the holidays, all family members took part in such a rare event. Men always kneaded the dough, and women cut out various figures. The children also worked with them. They performed the final stage - decorating the dish.

On Christmas Day, all relatives, friends, neighbors and, of course, caroling children received roes as a gift. Often dropped to pets, as northern peoples were completely sure that the cattle in this case would bring an excellent offspring.

Gingerbreads were hung in stables and barns as amulets. They protected houses from the penetration of evil spirits and were used as an indispensable attribute for divination by girls and boys on Epiphany evenings.

Roe deer never ate right away. It was customary to keep them for some time, and only then eat them. A figurine donated or made by yourself should never be thrown away, even if it was broken, as this was a direct path to failure.

The symbol of Pomorie in modern times

To date, "Arkhangelsk kozuly" are baked not only in their homeland, but also in other areas. Modern people have long departed from traditions, so they make them for any celebrations as a tasty and original dessert. They also actively decorate the Christmas tree, use them in carols and use them as children's toys.

Gingerbread at home

In the old days, Arkhangelsk Kozuli gingerbreads were baked by real gingerbread, which kept the secret of making dough, icing and decorative decorations. Unique Recipe, in which chefs put their zest, was passed down from generation to generation, but only through the female line.

At that time figurines were made in a special way. The first step was to make dough from rye flour. There are suggestions that it was against such a background that the glaze pattern looked the most advantageous. The flour for this was taken the darkest. Salt was added to it, and then kneaded hard. After some time, the dough began to be made from wheat flour, so burnt sugar was used to darken it.

Hereditary Arkhangelsk gingerbread men note that it is necessary to bake delicacies without haste and only in good mood. At the same time, you need to think only about the good and protect yourself from strangers so that no one interferes.

Nowadays, gingerbread is prepared not only according to classic recipe which has come down since those times. Chefs have long come up with slightly modified methods of baking. In any case, the cooking process will be exciting and long. It consists of only three stages:

Test preparation.
Bakery products.
Decoration.

Several best recipes, which are suitable for all events, are listed below.

honey deer

The traditional recipe for "Arkhangelsk roes" must be used before you start considering its modifications. Classic option are precisely honey gingerbread.

For cooking you will need:

450 g of flour (it is best to take wheat, but you can mix 300 g of rye and 150 g of wheat);
60 ml of water;
150 g of honey;
150 g of sugar;
1 teaspoon of soda;
3 tablespoons of butter;
ground spices.

The recipe for "Arkhangelsk goats" with a photo is presented below. If you strictly follow the instructions, in the end you can get unique dish capable of surprising everyone.

Step by step cooking

In fact, the recipe for "Arkhangelsk goats" is simple. First you need to prepare the roast. First of all, sugar is melted, and then boiling water and honey are added to it. The result is thick and quite sweet syrup. When it cools down a bit, you can add butter and stir until smooth. Next, spices and soda are added to the resulting mixture. Immediately after this, pre-sifted flour is poured there, and all this is thoroughly mixed so that no lumps remain. The final step in preparing the dough is to knead it on the board, adding flour in small portions. At the end, it should come out soft, elastic and plasticine-like in consistency.

The finished dough should be cooled, then divided into several parts and rolled out with a layer. Next, the figures are carefully cut out along the contour with a knife or molds. Then, almost ready-made gingerbread cookies should be greased with yolk (1 pc.) With water (0.5 cups) and spread out on a baking sheet pre-lined with parchment.

Bake the figurines for about 10 minutes at 200 degrees. They should brown a little. The most important thing is to prevent them from drying out, as they will simply break.

Descendants of classical goats

Scientists suggest that there are not only classic northern roes, but also their descendants - Ural gingerbread. They came to the Urals along with their creators - immigrants from the north. The traditional recipe was slightly changed, as the new area had a completely different culture and traditions.

The ingredients for the Ural roe are taken as follows:

500 g of honey;
500 g flour;
0.5 teaspoon of soda;
spices to taste;
a couple of eggs;
50 g butter;
1.5 cups of water.

Gingerbread "Arkhangelsk kozuly": recipe

First you need to boil water and honey in a separate container. When this mixture cools down a bit, you need to pour flour there, add eggs and other ingredients. All this is thoroughly mixed and kneaded by hand. Then, as in the previous recipe, pieces of dough are rolled into layers, from which figures are subsequently cut out (this can be done both with a knife and molds).

After laying out future gingerbread cookies on a baking sheet, they must be greased with yolk. They are baked at a temperature of 200 degrees until a blush is formed. After the gingerbread cookies are ready, they need to cool and only then decorate with icing. If desired, they can be poured with syrup or sprinkled with coconut.

Gingerbread decoration

Both northern and Ural roes should be traditionally painted. They need to be painted with colored glaze. Most actively used White color, because it is a symbol of snow, and also pink, reflective Northern Lights. The brown color on the gingerbread represents earth or wood.

The process of coloring goats cannot be called simple. Here you will have to show not only imagination and taste, but also the skill of the artist. After all, in any case, the most important point in the decoration of the goat there will be a neat painting with thin lines of sweet syrup.

The pattern on the delicacy can be absolutely anything. In the process of drawing, a culinary syringe or an ordinary bag in the shape of a cone with a small hole will definitely come in handy. A good image can also be obtained with watercolor brushes or pencils with ready-made glaze.

It is worth remembering that in ancient times people drew patterns with a wooden stick. This method is used to this day, but only by hereditary goats.

If you want to be more creative, you can first fill the gingerbread with tinting liquid glaze any color, and then, when the base hardens well, begin to depict flowers, patterns and other elements on it. This method is quite good, but it requires a lot of time, since the glaze does not harden as quickly as we would like. But this makes it possible for modern chefs to create whole works of art on gingerbread.

Glaze

By choosing suitable recipe"Arkhangelsk goats", do not forget about the glaze. There are many options for its preparation, but most often people use the classic. For him you will need to take:

a couple of egg whites;
5 drops of lemon juice;
5 tablespoons of powdered sugar;
dyes.

First of all, you need to beat the whites with powdered sugar until the mass thickens. Then it needs to be distributed among the cups (depending on the number of colors used). It is best to take, of course, natural dyes, but food is also suitable. Once the white mass has been mixed with dyes and takes on a new color, the glaze is ready for use.

Natural colors are obtained in the following ways:

white - milk, sour cream, powdered sugar;
yellow - spinach juice, lime or lemon zest;
red / pink - juice of raspberries, strawberries, beets, lingonberries, cranberries;
brown - coffee, cocoa;
orange - freshly squeezed orange or tangerine juice.

Holiday gingerbread cookies always look like fabulous toys. They look interesting on the tree. Just a little patience - and a unique delicacy will be a great decoration for any table, as well as an unexpected present for relatives.

Kozuli are northern gingerbread, traditional cookies inhabitants of the Arkhangelsk province. These are amazing cookies. Those who try them for the first time are usually delighted with them. unforgettable taste and aroma.

But even in Arkhangelsk, not everyone knows the secrets of making these unusual gingerbread.

Arkhangelsk craftswomen keep their recipes secret and never share them. Often the recipe is inherited and it will never be told to a stranger. This is due to the fact that earlier Arkhangelsk roes were ritual gingerbread, they were given mystical properties: it was believed that they bring happiness and prosperity to the house and protect from evil spirits. Other European peoples had a similar custom of baking ritual gingerbread - the recipe for these gingerbread was often kept secret by bakers. For example, the recipe for Torun gingerbread, which has become one of the brands of today's Poland, is still carefully guarded and only one factory in Poland has the right to bake gingerbread under this name.

But now, perhaps, this is due to something else: it is no secret that professional masters make very good money selling gingerbread. Why would they share a proven recipe? You can’t hide an awl in a bag - the main ingredients are known to many. Therefore, often craftswomen are cunning, simply giving a set of products and briefly talking about the cooking process. But roes are not very easy gingerbread to make. Masters are well aware that not everyone will have the patience, time and energy to finalize the main recipe. Roe deer are very simple in terms of the composition of the incoming ingredients, but are complex in the cooking process. Therefore, those who want to cook roes according to such recipes get very hard and tasteless gingerbread.

It is not for nothing that there is a saying in Arkhangelsk: until you run out a bag of flour, you will not learn how to bake real goats. I experimented with the test for about a year until I got the desired result.

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✔ The shelf life of unpainted gingerbread cookies is a year (!!!) And even later they can be eaten without harm to health and they will still be delicious, as if they were baked yesterday (subject to uncomplicated conditions storage). This is extremely convenient if you plan to make money on gingerbread. It's no secret that the number of people wishing to buy painted gingerbread increases sharply by the seasonal holidays. Therefore, for example, for the New Year, you can prepare in advance, when there are fewer orders, baking gingerbread cookies for future use. Then they will only have to get out of the boxes and paint.

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✔ Do not require any special conditions storage, keep away from dust and sunlight. Can be stored in simple resealable cardboard boxes

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Previously, baking roes had a ritual significance - they were baked only at Christmas time and Christmas. Each family had its own recipe for goats. It was believed that the roes in the house protect it from misfortune, and the more roes you give, the more prosperity in the house will be for both the giver and the recipient of such a gift. Therefore, roes were presented at Christmas time and Christmas to everyone to whom the soul lay. Later, this tradition was transferred to the New Year and the roes became New Year's cookies.

The name, unusual for the population of central Russia, is simply explained: the name of the roe is not formed from the word goat or roe, as many assume, but from the Pomeranian word for “curl”, “snake”, since earlier roe deer were made from strips of dough woven into bizarre figures. Now roes are curly cut-out cookies. But the ancient name has survived to this day.

Baking ceremonial cookies is a folk custom of winter calendar holidays among many European peoples. In each European country have your own national view gingerbread, bake them in their own way, special recipes often carefully guarded. Gingerbread cookies can be soft, they can be hard, more like cookies. unites different types gingerbread is that their recipe always includes a large number of various spices. It can be cinnamon, cloves, ginger, coriander, cardamom, nutmeg, anise, even allspice.

Kozuli are hard crispy gingerbread. They don't look soft at all. Tula gingerbread. It's more like a gingerbread cookie. Moreover, the recipe for Arkhangelsk gingerbread kozul is very similar to the recipe gingerbread cookies. But the Arkhangelsk roes are always dark gingerbread, which are kneaded with burnt sugar, in contrast to gingerbread cookies, which are often kneaded with honey or molasses and do not have such a pronounced dark brown color. A large number of spices, which are included in the roe recipe, gives them a unique flavor. Each craftswoman has her own bouquet of spices. My roe recipe uses cinnamon, cloves, ginger.

The set of products necessary for the manufacture of roes is very simple: sugar, water, flour, eggs, margarine, spices, soda, salt. But the manufacturing process is quite complicated and requires patience, because the dough takes a long time to cook.

The preparation of dough for roe gingerbread takes place in two stages: the first stage is the preparation of burnt, the second stage is kneading.

The process of preparing burnt roe for roe has many features and, in addition, requires caution, since in boiling sugar syrup you need to add water. The temperature difference is very large, so the mixture boils strongly, splashes, hot steam comes out. Therefore, in no case do zhzhenka in the presence of children! Cooking zhzhenka will take about half an hour - take the children out of the kitchen at this time. In addition, a lot of acrid smoke is emitted during the preparation of zhzhenka, so it is better to close the door to the kitchen, and then ventilate well.
I know it sounds creepy :) But, in general, everything is not so scary - it just takes a little skill. It is better to look at this process so that you know what to expect, so I took a picture step by step video cooking roes, which will be very helpful for beginners.

And for children, there will definitely be something to do when kneading dough and painting gingerbread cookies. Seeing how much fun the making and subsequent painting of gingerbread will bring to you and your children, you will see that it was worth the effort.

The kneading itself and the necessary dough consistency, which you eventually need to get, are also better to see. If you add too much flour to the dough, then it will be difficult to work with the dough - it will be difficult to roll out, crumble, and the roes will be tough.

Despite the common basis, the roes of different craftswomen turn out to be different due to small differences in the recipe: in the kneading method and the number of ingredients included. Roe deer according to my recipe are hard, but fragile - they bite off easily, melt in the mouth when wet. But they can also be made quite soft, like a bun - just put them for a while in a bag or an airtight container with fresh bread or a slice of an apple.

The process of cooking roes is rather complicated, but the result exceeds all expectations - roes are very tasty and fragrant!

In the 19th century Arkhangelsk gingerbread Roe deer were known throughout Russia. In the gingerbread business, these richly decorated figured gingerbreads stood on a par with the Gorodets, Moscow, Tula, Tver and Vyazma gingerbreads. But after the revolution, the art of baking and painting Arkhangelsk roes almost died out as a "relic". Local craftsmen managed to save the old traditional recipe passing it on from generation to generation. And only in the 90s of the 20th century they were able to revive the art of baking and painting traditional northern gingerbread.

Today, beautiful painted roes are not only a sweet treat, but also original gift for any holiday that definitely will not go unnoticed. Roe this and unusual souvenir, it is also a business gift, often a museum exhibit.

Recently, the fame of the Arkhangelsk roes has gone far beyond the borders of Arkhangelsk - they have become one of the brands of the city. This amazingly tasty and fragrant gingerbread is now known and loved in other cities of Russia and in other countries.