Lebkuchen

Name: Lebkuchen
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 250 grams plain flour; 85 grams ground almond; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda; 200 milliliters clear honey; 1 lemon, finely grated zest; 85 grams butter; 1 pinch pinch each ground cloves, grated nutmeg and black pepper; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 100 grams icing sugar; 1 egg white, beaten

If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your collection, Lebkuchen might be a recipe you should try. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 101 calories. For 23 cents per serving, you get a hor d'oeuvre that serves 30. A mixture of flour, baking powder, clear honey, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. 1411 person have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes.

Instructions

Tip the dry ingredients into a large bowl.

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Bowl

Heat the honey and butter in a pan over a low heat until the butter melts, then pour into the flour mixture along with the lemon zest.

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Lemon Zest

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Honey

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Frying Pan

Mix well until the dough is combined and fairly solid. Cover and leave to cool.

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Dough

Heat oven to 180C/fan160C/gas

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Oven

Using your hands, roll dough into about 30 balls, each 3cm wide, then flatten each one slightly into a disk. Divide the biscuits between two baking trays lined with baking parchment, leaving room for them to expand.

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Biscuits

Dough

Roll

Bake for 15 mins, then cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

To ice the biscuits, mix together the icing sugar, egg white and 1-2 tbsp water to form a smooth, runny icing. Dip the top of each biscuit in the icing and spread with the back of a knife. Leave to dry out in a warm room.

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Powdered Sugar