Viennese Zollen

Ingredients

• 3 pcsEgg
• 250 gSugar
• 250 gFlour
• 50 gPowdered sugar
• 15 gWalnut
• 4 gCinnamon
• 0.5 gCardamom
• 0.5 gClove
• 1 pcsLemon
• 10 gButter

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare the dough

   • Put the eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat very vigorously with a hand mixer or stand mixer for about 15 minutes until the mixture is pale and airy.
   • Add the ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground cloves, grated lemon zest and the finely chopped nuts and briefly mix in.
   • Fold in the flour spoonwise until a homogeneous, rather thick batter forms.
2. 2

   Shape

   • Take a teaspoon of dough, shape briefly into an elongated piece (cigar shape).
   • Roll each piece in sifted icing sugar so they are lightly coated.
3. 3

   Bake

   • Grease a baking tray with butter or line with baking paper and place the sugared pieces with space between them.
   • Bake in a preheated oven at 160 °C (top/bottom heat) for about 12–15 minutes until pale golden.
   • Remove from the oven, let cool briefly and then completely on a rack.