Zitronen Ringe Recipe
Ingredients
6 ounces sweet butter
1 cup sugar
3 medium-size eggs
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
Grated rind of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon white rum or lemon juice
1 egg white, slightly beaten
Pearl sugar or crushed loaf sugar
Directions
Cream the butter and sugar until light.
Add the eggs one at a time and beat until fluffy.
Add the flour, lemon rind, and rum; mix well.
Chill the dough thoroughly.
Break off a small portion of the dough.
Roll out with hands on a lightly floured board into a strip the thickness of a pencil; cut into 5-inch lengths and shape into rings, pressing the ends together.
Brush with the egg white and sprinkle with pearl sugar.
Arrange the rings 1 inch apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake in a 350° oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until only delicately browned.
Remove from the cookie sheet while still warm.
Add the eggs one at a time and beat until fluffy.
Add the flour, lemon rind, and rum; mix well.
Chill the dough thoroughly.
Break off a small portion of the dough.
Roll out with hands on a lightly floured board into a strip the thickness of a pencil; cut into 5-inch lengths and shape into rings, pressing the ends together.
Brush with the egg white and sprinkle with pearl sugar.
Arrange the rings 1 inch apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake in a 350° oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until only delicately browned.
Remove from the cookie sheet while still warm.
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