Traditional East Frisian New Year'S Cakes (Cones) - Ostfriesisch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

250 g flour
175 175 g butter or 175 g margarine
150 g demerara sugar or 150 g brown sugar
1 egg
cinnamon (whole or ground) or anise seed, to taste (whole or ground)
3/8 liter water

Preparation

Dissolve the sugar in the water and mix with all remaining ingredients.
Leave to stand, preferably overnight.
Heat a flat waffle iron (not those you would use for making Belgian waffles), spread a spoonful of the mixture evenly on the bottom part and cover.
Lift the top several times until desired colouring.
Roll immediately into cones, since they will harden as they cool.
Proceed in the same manner with the rest of the dough.
Carefully place the cold cones in an airtight container until use.