Sauerkraut Cookies Recipes

SAUERKRAUT AND SMOKIES

Steps:

• Place the apples, sauerkraut with juice, and smoked sausages into a slow cooker.
• In a bowl, stir together the cola, apple juice, and brown sugar until the sugar dissolves. Pour the cola mixture into the slow cooker. Stir to combine, cook on High for 2 hours, then on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

EASY HOMEMADE SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Mix cabbage, onion, sea salt, and garlic together in a bowl. Firmly pack mixture into a large, clean, food-grade plastic bucket. The cabbage will start to make its own brine as the salt starts to draw out the water of the cabbage.
• Fill a large, clean, food-grade plastic bag with water and place over the salted cabbage mixture so none of the cabbage is exposed to air.
• Allow cabbage to ferment in a cool, dry place, 1 to 4 weeks (depending on how tangy you like your sauerkraut). The temperature of the room you ferment the sauerkraut in should not rise above 70 degrees F (21 degrees C).

SAUERKRAUT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each. Add vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with water. Stir in sauerkraut. Pour into 2 greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans. , Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, beat butter, chocolate and vanilla in a bowl; add sugar and beat well. Add milk; beat until smooth and fluffy. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.

HOW TO MAKE SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Thoroughly wash a large tub or bowl (we used on the size of a small washing-up bowl), then rinse with boiling water from the kettle. Make sure that your hands, and everything else coming into contact with the cabbage, are very clean. It's wise to use a container that will comfortably fit the softened cabbage, allowing several inches of room at the top to avoid overflow.
• Shred the cabbage thinly - a food processor makes light work of this. Layer the cabbage and the salt in the tub or bowl. Massage the salt into the cabbage for 5 mins, wait 5 mins, then repeat. You should end up with a much-reduced volume of cabbage sitting in its own brine. Mix in the caraway seeds and the peppercorns.
• Cover the surface of the cabbage entirely with a sheet of cling film, then press out all the air bubbles from below. Weigh the cabbage down using a couple of heavy plates, or other weights that fit your bowl, and cover as much of the cabbage as possible. The level of the brine will rise to cover the cabbage a little. Cover the tub and leave in a dark place at a cool room temperature (about 18-20C) for at least five days. It will be ready to eat after five days, but for maximum flavour leave the cabbage to ferment for anywhere between 2-6 weeks (or until the bubbling subsides).
• Check the cabbage every day or so, releasing any gases that have built up as it ferments, giving it a stir to release the bubbles. If any scum forms, remove it, rinse the weights in boiling water and replace the cling film. You should see bubbles appearing within the cabbage, and possibly some foam on the top of the brine. It's important to keep it at an even, cool room temperature - too cool and the ferment will take longer than you'd like, too warm and the sauerkraut may become mouldy or ferment too quickly, leading to a less than perfect result.
• The cabbage will become increasingly sour the longer it's fermented, so taste it now and again. When you like the flavour, transfer it to smaller sterilised jars. Will keep in the fridge for up to six months.

SAUERKRAUT COOKIES

Steps:

• cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs and the vanilla.
• add all dry ingredients and water.mix well.
• add nuts, chocolate chips and kraut.
• mix and drop by heaping tspful onto greased cookie sheets.
• bake about 12 minutes at 350*.

COOKED SAUERKRAUT (GERMAN STYLE)

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the drippings.
• Add the sliced onions and apples, cooking until onions get transparent, but not colored.
• Add the sauerkraut.
• Add the stock or water, and the onion with the cloves, bay leaf, juniper berries, salt and sugar.
• Cover pot, and cook over low heat for about 45 minutes.
• *Ifwater has been used instead of stock, add a piece of lean bacon or pork to the cabbage to improve the flavor.
• When the cabbage is done (after about 45 minutes), thicken the mixture with the grated potato (or corn flour mixed with water).
• Remove the bacon/pork from the sauerkraut and season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

SAUERKRAUT COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream margarine and sugar together; add egg and blend well. Stir in sauerkraut and vanilla extract. Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Stir into creamed mixture. The batter will be extremely dry at first. If it doesn't want to mix completely, let it sit in the bowl, covered with a towel, and wait a few minutes for the flour to hydrate before continuing to mix. Adding extra liquid is not necessary and will alter the texture of the cookie. Once the dough is uniformly mixed, roll into 16 golf ball-sized balls, flatten slightly, and bake on a greased cookie sheet for 12 minutes. Cool on wire rack.