Lebkuchen
 
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Serves: 30
Ingredients
  • ⅔ cup honey
  • ½ cup molasses
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup almond meal
  • ½ cup ground hazelnuts
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • Small pinch of ground clove
  • ¼ cup candied citron
  • ¼ cup candied lemon peel
  • ¼ cup candied orange peel
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, almond meal, ground hazelnuts, baking powder, baking soda, and spices distributing the ingredients evenly.
  3. Add the citron, lemon peel and orange peel and stir to coat and separate before setting aside.
  4. In a small sauce pan over Low heat, combine the honey, molasses and sugar together.
  5. Bring to a strong simmer then remove from the heat.
  6. Cool for 20 minutes then whisk in the beaten egg.
  7. Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture and pour in the sugar mixture.
  8. Fold to combine.
  9. When the mixture comes together to form a sticky dough, tip on to a floured work surface and lightly knead until smooth.
  10. Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 15 minutes to cool down.
  11. After chilling, roll dough out on a floured work surface to around 5mm thick for cut cookies. For bars, leave the thickness about 10mm.
  12. If desired, use cutters to shape. If making bars, shape the rolled dough into a rectangle that will fit onto the baking sheet.
  13. Bake on parchment lined baking trays in the middle of the oven. For cookies, 10-15 minutes or for bars, 20 - 25 minutes or until they start to brown.
  14. Cool in the baking tray for 10 minutes before removing the cookies to a wire rack. Cut the bars while while the dough is still warm and cool on the wire rack afterward.
  15. Once cool, dip cookies in icing or sprinkle with chocolate and/or powdered sugar.
Recipe by Cooking 4 One at https://www.cooking-4-one.com/2017/12/06/lebkuchen/