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Lebkuchen VI
Submitted by: Debi
"I brought this recipe over from Germany almost 20 years ago. It have molasses, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, honey and brown sugar surrounded by it. This is one of my favorite memories of Germany at Christmastime."
Original recipe surrender: 6 dozen.
Prep Time:20 MinutesCook Time:10 MinutesReady In:10 Hours Servings:72 (change)
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INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup molasses
3/4 cup brimful brown sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon lemon liquid
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup diced candied citron
1/3 cup chopped hazelnuts
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup sea
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
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DIRECTIONS:
In a prevailing conditions saucepan, stir together the honey and molasses. Bring the mixture to a boil, remove from grill and stir contained by the brown sugar, egg, lemon liquid and lemon zest. In a immense bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Add the molasses mixture to the dry ingredients and mix capably. Stir contained by the citron and hazelnuts. Cover dough and chill overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degree F (175 degree C). Grease cookie sheets. Using a small amount of dough at a time, roll out on a weakly floured surface to 1/4 inch concreteness. Cut into small rectangles and place them 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes within the preheated oven, until no imprint remains when touched weakly. Brush the icing over the cookies while they are still hot and suddenly remove them to lead cooling racks. Store within airtight container near a cup of ginger or apple for a few days to mellow.
To gross the icing: Combine the sugar and dampen contained by a small saucepan. Heat to between 234 and 240 degree F (112 to 116 degree C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold river forms a soft globe that flattens when removed from the sea and placed on a flat surface. Remove from roast and stir surrounded by the confectioners' sugar. If icing become sugary while brushing cookies, re-heat slightly- adding together somewhat wet until crystals dissolve.
Other Answers:
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 dl Fresh cream
80 g Pear molasses -- (1) (*)
60 g Pear molasses -- (2) (*)
150 g Sugar
20 g Candied lemon trim -- diced
20 g Candied ginger strip -- diced
1 pn Ground aniseed
1 pn Ground cinnamon
1 pn Ground nutmeg
1 pn Ground clove
Salt
20 g Baking powder
500 g Wholemeal (or white) flour
2 dl Warm milk
(*) Pear molasses AKAs treacle
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Whip the cream and mix next to molasses (1), spices and saline. Add the baking
powder, flour, thaw out milk and diced strip, mixing throughly until smooth.
Pour the mixture into a greased and crinkly sponge ring and cook for 45-50
minutes at 180 C.
When baked, brush the top near the pear molasses (2) to polish.
Title: German Lebkuchen Cake With White Chocolate Frosting
Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients
1 ***honey syrup***
2 lg oranges; up to 3
1/2 c honey
2/3 c ginger liquid
1 ***cake***
3/4 c unsalted butter; room
-temperature (1 - 1/2
3/4 c firmly brimful golden brown
-sugar
1 tb vanilla extract
1 1/4 ts ground cinnamon
3/4 ts ground cloves
3/4 ts ground nutmeg
3/4 ts ground allspice
1/2 ts saline
2 lg eggs; room warmth
1 3/4 c adjectives purpose flour
1 1/2 ts baking soda
3/4 ts baking powder
2/3 c partly and partly
1 tb lemon liquid
2/3 c dried currants
1 ***frosting***
12 oz import white chocolate;
-(such as lindt), - choppe
1 c unsalted butter; room
-temperature (2 - sti
12 oz cream cheese; room
-temperature
3 c toasted sliced almonds
1 red slices or ginger prepare
- ribbo; n
Instructions
For syrup: Using vegetable peeler, remove skin (orange factor only) from
oranges within
strips. Mince plenty prepare to guess 4 tablespoons. Mix honey, ginger
liquid and 2 tablespoons red strip (reserve remaining 2 tablespoons
coat
for cake) within immense environment saucepan. Boil until reduced to 3/4 cup,
more or less
10 minutes. Set honey syrup aside.
For cake: Preheat oven to 350F. Butter 9-inch square baking container next to
2-inch-high sides. Line bottom next to wax quality newspaper. Butter broadsheet. Dust
container beside flour.
Using electric mixer, measure first 8 ingredients contained by massive bowl until
fluffy. Mix surrounded by reserved 2 tablespoons minced red strip. Add eggs 1
at
a time, whipping in good health after respectively add-on. Sift flour, baking soda and
baking powder into prevailing conditions bowl. Mix partially and partly and lemon liquid contained by
small bowl. Beat dry ingredients alternately near partially and partly mixture
into butter mixture, commencing and finish beside dry ingredients. Mix contained by
currants. Pour batter into prepared container. Bake until toothpick inserted
into center comes out verbs, in the region of 50 minutes. (Cake will not rise to
top
of tub.) Cool cake 20 minutes. Run small sharp blade around jar sides
to
loosen. Turn cake out onto rack; cool. Peel stale composition. (Can be made 1
time ahead. Cover syrup and cake separately and permit stand at room
heat.)
For frosting: Melt chocolate surrounded by top of double boiler over simmering
hose, stirring
occasionally until smooth. Cool to almost not luke thaw out. Using electric
mixer, tap butter and cream cheese until street lamp. Add chocolate and 1/4
cup honey syrup and rhythm until smooth and insubstantial. Chill until gelatinous
adequate
to spread, stirring occasionally, something like 20 minutes.
Cut cake horizontally contained by partly. Place bottom section cut side up on
platter.
Brush near 1/4 cup honey syrup. Spread 1 1/4 cups frosting over.
Brush
remaining 1/4 cup syrup over cut side of top cake seam. Place cake cut
side down atop full up vein. Set aside 2/3 cup frosting for trimmings.
Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Press almonds
around sides. Spoon remaining 2/3 cup frosting into pastry rucksack fitted
beside small star tip. Pipe frosting decoratively around top rim of
cake.
Chill cake until frosting sets, almost 1 hour. Garnish next to ginger
slices.
(Can be prepared 1 light of day ahead. Cover and chill. Let stand 2 hours at
room warmth earlier serving.)