Peppernuts

Peppernuts

Ingredients/Components

• cinnamon
• salt - 1 tsp
• butter - 1 c
• baking powder
• dark brown sugar - 1 c
• ginger - 1 tsp
• Crisco - 1 c
• white sugar - 1 c
• dark Karo syrup - 2 c
• black pepper - 1/4 tsp
• light Karo syrup - 2 c
• cloves ground - 1/2 tsp

How to make peppernuts:

Heat syrup, sugar, butter and Crisco mixture, bringing mixture to a boil. Cool mixture to warm.

Sift salt, baking powder and spices into flour. Add to warm syrup mixture.

Add enough flour to form a stiff dough. Knead on bread board adding more flour as needed. Keeping dough warm, roll part of it into cigar shape strip and cut to 1/2-inch thickness. Roll into ball. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 375° about 7 minutes on lower rack until puffed up. Then 6 minutes on upper rack until bottoms are medium brown color. Will harden when cool.

Recipe categories: American, North american, Midwestern u.s..