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#### Lebkuchen |
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Chocolate glazing |
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Chocolate glazing (cut) |
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Sugar glazing |
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Note: It is possible to make vegan Lebkuchen by leaving away the eggs and using… |
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substitute such as golden syrup or "Zuckerrübensirup" for the honey. I suppose… |
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could also use a proper substitute for the eggs, but I just used about 120mL of… |
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as a substitute. Another idea would be to use only syrup instead of half syrup,… |
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sugar, but I haven't tried that yet. |
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- Ingredients |
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+ 250g honey |
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+ 250g sugar |
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+ 2 eggs |
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+ 500g flour |
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+ ~1 1/8 tsp (5g) "Hirschhornsalz" (baker's ammonia/ammonium bicarbonate) |
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+ 2 Tbsp Lebkuchen Spice |
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+ Chocolate or other glazing |
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- Instructions |
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+ Heat honey in small pot |
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+ Add sugar and keep heating until it has dissolved |
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+ Leave to cool |
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+ Combine with 375g flour, eggs, and spice |
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* Note: Mix the spice with the flour first so it is distributed evenly. |
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+ Leave to rest in a cool place for one day (or just overnight) |
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+ Add remaining 125g of flour and Hirschhornsalz and knead thoroughly |
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+ Spread fairly thin on greased baking tray (<1cm thick, maybe around 0.5cm) |
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* Note: I have a ~30cm x 36cm tray that works well *for a double portio… |
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FIXME: I think my notes were wrong here. I baked it again a while ago, |
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and with a double portion, it's gooey in the middle even after baking… |
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20 minutes because it collapses again when cooling down. I need to te… |
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it again with half as much on each tray. There are probably ways to a… |
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it collapsing, but making it thinner is easier and should generally a… |
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work. Before collapsing, it also seemed to be much too high, so I thi… |
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single portion really is correct for one tray. |
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+ Bake at 180 C until it has turned nicely brown (~10-20 min) |
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* Note: The baking time depends very much on the thickness of the Lebku… |
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type of tray used. Some trays just don't bake as well as others. If t… |
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isn't baked long enough, it will still be gooey in the middle. |
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+ Leave to cool, then add whatever glazing you want |
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+ Notes |
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* Add the honey-sugar mixture to the flour before it has cooled complet… |
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be almost impossible to get out of the pot. |
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* Apparently, Hirschhornsalz may cause certain substances to be formed … |
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cancer. It's probably possible to use baking powder/soda instead, but… |
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experimented with that yet. |
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* If the glazing is not chocolate but some sort of sugar mixture, add i… |
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Lebkuchen is still hot so it dries more quickly. |
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* You can also add nuts to it. Let your imagination run free, at least … |
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* The dough is really sticky and difficult to work with. When spreading… |
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tray, I always dip my hands in water before so it doesn't stick as mu… |
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spread it with my fingers instead of trying to use a rolling pin. |
