I like the white chrysanthemums, red tulips, simple field daisies. But my favorite flower - it is still a rose!
Rose bushes in our country planted in flowerbeds to beautify the streets and estates. Lovers men give their chosen one of the bouquets of flowers. Rose said no wonder the queen of flowers. Its petals are lush and tender at the same time. Especially nice to see when these delicate petals hiding dewdrop. It looks like a small jewel.
And what a heavenly scent is rose! Only one flavor of this flower is worthy of the royal crown. He draws attention to the bright butterfly, striped bees. They are stocking a rose sweet nectar. Rose gives the outside world not only its beauty, it is also useful.
Beauty-rose growing on the long, slender stalk. Often, this stem is covered with sharp spines. But this does not take away from me my favorite flower. I understand that just rose to defend. It would be a shame if such a beauty ate some pests or livestock.
There are many types of roses: bright red, maroon, white, pink, cream, yellow and more. Scientists have even brought varieties with black petals! I love the diversity of this is red and pink roses. While white is a wonderful ... All roses are very good, and it is difficult to choose among them the best grade. I wholeheartedly love this flower and always happy to see roses in the gardens, in bouquets or flower beds
Ingredients for 40-45 pieces:
3 eggs;3 tablespoons of honey;3 teaspoons of baking soda;300 g of sugar;100 g of butter;About (approximately) 750-800 g of flour;1 teaspoon of ground ginger;½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon;¼ teaspoon of ground nutmeg;¼ teaspoon of ground cloves;A pinch of salt.How to bake Gingerbread Christmas cookies:Melt sugar, honey and butter over low heat or in a water bath.Whisk the eggs with soda
Pour the whisked eggs into the melted mixture and mix
The mixture will to foam
Remove from the heat and add gradually the sifted flour
Add the spices together with the flour
While dough is hot, knead it with a spoon, and then with hands
It turns soft, aromatic dough
It may stick a bit to the table, so sprinkle the table generously with flour and roll out the dough 1 cm thick
Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. You may use the special forms, like gingerbread Christmas tree, deer, sleigh and sack of the gifts, stars and bells! And your cookies will be really festive!
Preheat the oven to 200 C (392F).
Cover baking tray with baking paper, then grease it with vegetable oil and place the cookies 3-4 cm apart.Put it in the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, till it gets golden brown color. Ready gingerbreads increase in volume, become lush, and tester comes dry out of the dough.Let them cool on a flat surface, for example, on the table
Gingerbread decorationsTo make the glaze, mix sugar powder with lemon juice.Put the glaze in a pastry bag, cut off the tip and paint cooled cakes with patterns.
You may draw different ornaments, wavy and zigzag lines, spirals and points. Offer your children to help you, the decorating of Christmas gingerbread is very interesting and creative work, so it will bring a lot of joy to all of you!
Let the glaze dry for 20-30 minutes, and Christmas cookies are ready!