Nonnette (dessert)
{{Short description|French gingerbread cake}}
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| main_ingredient = Honey
| minor_ingredient = Orange marmalade
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| serving_size = 100 g
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The Nonnette is a French pastry, translating literally to "little nuns". It is a small gingerbread cake made of honey, rye flour, and usually filled with orange marmalade or honey. It is also typically glazed with a mixtures of egg whites, sugar, and lemon juice, and is frequently served during Christmastime.{{Cite web |title=Nonnette {{!}} Traditional Cake From Dijon {{!}} TasteAtlas |url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/nonnette |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=www.tasteatlas.com}}
Nonnettes tend to have a sticky, moist texture due to their glaze and a spicy taste due to a combination of cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
History
Nonnettes were originally prepared in Dijon, France.{{Cite web |last=FrenchTouch |date=2018-02-20 |title=Nonnettes Of Dijon |url=https://frenchtouchto.com/2018/02/20/nonnettes-of-dijon/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=French Touch |language=en}} According to legend, they were first created by nuns in the abbey during the Middle Ages, thus leading to their namesake.{{Cite web |last=Killebrew |first=Kimberly |date=2018-12-22 |title=Nonnettes (French Gingerbread Cakes) |url=https://www.daringgourmet.com/nonnettes-french-gingerbread-cakes/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=The Daring Gourmet |language=en-US}} They were popularized by Mulot & Petitjean, a baking company established in Dijon in 1796, who began packaging and selling nonnettes to the general public.{{Cite web |title=Pain d'épices Mulot & Petitjean |url=https://www.mulotpetitjean.com/en/index.html#histoire |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=www.mulotpetitjean.com}}
Gallery
Nonettes de Dijon.JPG|Glazed nonnettes
Nonettes de Dijon Mulot et PetitJean.JPG|Nonnettes de Dijon created by Mulot & Petitjean
Assiette de nonnettes.jpg|Stacked nonnettes
See also
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