Lebkuchen
- Apr 21, 2018
- 1 min read
Lebkuchen, or Pfefferkuchen, is a traditional German baked Christmas treat, somewhat resembling gingerbread. Lebkuchen was invented by monks in Franconia, Germany in the 13th century.
Lebkuchen sind gewurzte Kekse, in Schokolade getaucht. Ich liebe meine Lebkuchen!
Ingredients:
250g plain flour
85g ground almond
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
200ml clear honey
1 lemon, finely grated zest
85g butter
pinch each ground cloves, grated nutmeg and black pepper
1 tsp baking powder
For the icing:
100g icing sugar
milk
100g dark chocolate
Method:
Tip the dry ingredients into a large 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. Mix well until the dough is combined and fairly solid. Cover and leave to cool.
Heat oven to 180C/fan160C/gas 4. 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. Bake for 15 mins, then cool on a wire rack.
To ice the biscuits, mix together the icing sugar and however much milk is needed 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. Once dry, dip the basses of the biscuits into melted chocolate. Once dry, ENJOY!
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