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Lebkuchen

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Ingredients/Components

cinnamon - 1 tsp
eggs - 2 item
flour - 7 c
brown sugar - 2 c
water - 1/4 c
nutmeg - 1/4 tsp
baking soda - 1/2 tsp
powdered sugar
cloves - 1/4 tsp
honey
slivered almonds - 1/2 lb
candied cherries - 1/2 c
white corn syrup - 1 tsp
candied orange peel - 1/3 c
candied citron - 3/4 c

How to make lebkuchen:

Icing:1 c. powdered sugar1 tsp. white corn syrup Cut or use food processor for fruits. Measure fruits and add almonds. Dredge with 1 cup flour. In Dutch oven, mix honey, brown sugar and water. Heat and boil gently for 5 minutes. Cool mixture. While honey mixture cools, sift dry ingredients 4 times. Use 6 cups flour to dredge fruits. Mix eggs, one at a time, into cooled honey mixture. Add fruits; knead and wrap in wax paper. Store in cool place for 2 to 3 days.

Divide into fourths. Roll out into 8 x 14-inch or 8 x 16-inch rectangle size, 1/4-inch thick. Cut into 2-inch squares. Put squares on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes at 350°. Cool, then ice. Wrap in wax paper strips and store in airtight container with orange peel.

Recipe categories: < 60 mins, German, European.

Rating:

4.3

Average rating: 4.3, total votes: 4

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