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#### Lebkuchen Spice |
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Lebkuchen Spice |
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- Ingredients |
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+ 8 tsp (15g) cinnamon |
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+ 1 tsp (2g) cloves |
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+ 1 tsp (1g) allspice |
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+ 1/2 tsp (1g) coriander |
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+ 1/2 tsp (1g) cardamom (only the seeds, don't include the shells) |
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+ 1 tsp (1g) ginger powder |
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+ 1/4-1/2 tsp (1/2g) ground nutmeg |
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(possibly increase if using pre-ground since that isn't nearly as strong) |
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+ 1/4-1/2 tsp (1/2g) mace powder |
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+ 1 1/2 - 2 pieces (2g) star anise |
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(whole "star", not just the seeds; depends very much on the size of the s… |
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+ 1/2 tsp (1g) dried orange zest |
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+ 1/2 tsp (1g) dried lemon zest |
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+ 1/2 tsp (1g) fennel seeds |
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- Instructions |
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+ Simply grind all spices together using a spice grinder or something simil… |
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+ Notes |
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* Everything always tastes better when whole seeds are used, but you sh… |
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replace the spices with pre-ground versions as well (I actually used … |
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coriander when I made this). Pre-ground cardamom is utterly horrible,… |
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* Note that my scales are cheap and not properly calibrated, so the gra… |
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may not match the teaspoon measurements exactly. Also, there are a lo… |
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factors that determine the correspondence between teaspoons and grams… |
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impossible to give an exact conversion anyways. It really doesn't mat… |
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very exact, though, because the recipe is fairly flexible. You really… |
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experiment by yourself to find out what tastes the best. |
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* There has been some confusion regarding the teaspoon measurements, si… |
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done using the seeds or pre-ground spices, resulting in differing amo… |
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spice. If I remember correctly, I originally measured cloves, allspic… |
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and fennel using the whole seeds, although I later also used whole co… |
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Note that the measurements aren't very exact, for instance, since the… |
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are fairly large, I just filled the teaspoon and had them go a bit ov… |
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measured cinnamon, ginger, orange zest, lemon zest, coriander, nutmeg… |
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powder, although there shouldn't be much of a difference for the cori… |
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important detail is that I used freshly ground nutmeg, which is much … |
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the pre-ground versions. I mainly did it this way because those are t… |
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had each of the spices in. Ideally, whole seeds should be used as muc… |
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as already mentioned in the last note. I have also used whole dried m… |
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instead of mace powder. If they are broken into small enough pieces, … |
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be measured with a teaspoon like the powder. In one measurement I too… |
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small mace pieces weighed the same as about 1/2 tsp of powder, but it… |
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matter if it isn't that exact. |
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* It probably is better to just add orange and/or lemon zest when makin… |
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but it's easier to put it directly into the spice. The Lebkuchen also… |
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without any orange or lemon zest, just maybe not quite as good. Hones… |
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can be changed a lot and still called Lebkuchen spice - back in the d… |
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their own special mixture. Just follow your heart. |
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* On second thought, don't, that's what killed Romeo and Juliet. |
