It's the week before Christmas, and Hans Rockenwagner's bakery in mid-city Los Angeles is humming. Giant side-by-side mixers beat egg white and sugar, along with a mix containing almond paste and ...

Fire up those ovens, today is National Pfeffernusse Day! These hard, round cookies incorporate spices like cloves, black pepper and cinnamon for a festive, wintry flavor. This nutty take on ...

1. In a bowl, whisk the cinnamon, cloves, coriander ginger, nutmeg, white pepper, cardamom, anise, salt, and baking soda to blend them. Add the flour and whisk well until thoroughly blended. 2. In a ...

It's a week until Christmas. Do you know where your elf is? For Shawna Gerry's two daughters, that's no easy question to answer. The Jackson photographer has been delighting in taking photos of her ...

Pfeffernusse are small, firm peppery balls often served with tea or cocoa. Traditional recipes call for black pepper - the name, after all, means "pepper nuts" - and a host of other spices. We kept ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German for "pepper nut," pfeffernusse cookies are named for the pinch of pepper added to the dough before baking. It joins a ...

For me, for almost half a century, it's exactly the same every year. It's the day the pfeffernusse arrive. They're spicy little German Christmas cookies named for their pepper and nuts -- a completely ...

Cook's notes: Baker's ammonia or ammonium carbonate, is used as a leavener, lighter and airier than baking soda. Weiss considers it crucial to the recipe. It smells strong until it is baked. We found ...

In other farmers’ market news, the Sustainable Food Center Farmers’ Market Downtown will remain open during the Formula One weekend. The Saturday before Thanksgiving is typically the market’s ...

Troemner Farm of Atlantic Mine, MI is recalling Troemner Family Farm branded 6 oz and 12 oz Pfeffernusse Cookies, because it may contain undeclared milk, wheat, and soy. People who have an allergy or ...