Lebkuchen
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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/
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- Total Time
- 1hr 10mins
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- Serves
- 15
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- Calories
- 254
This is a traditional German biscuit similar to gingerbread. You can also swap the icing topping for melted chocolate.
recipe updated Feb 19, 2024
Ingredients
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- Unsalted butter
- 85 g
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- Icing sugar
- 300 g
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- Honey
- 200 g
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- All purpose flour
- 270 g
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- Ground almonds
- 70 g
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- Ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons
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- Ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon
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- Ground cloves
- 1 pinch
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- Ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch
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- Black pepper
- 1 pinch
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- Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon
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- Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon
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- Egg white
- 50 g
Tools
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Oven
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Parchment paper
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Cooling rack
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Rolling pin
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Chef Patissier XL
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Baking tray - large
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Easywarm bowl
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Medium bowl
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Lightly floured surface
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Kenwood bowl - chef patissier xl
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Piping bag
Step preview
- Attach K Beater
- Add honey and unsalted butter to the EasyWarm Bowl
- Heat with splashguard fitted until melted - 4 min, 8, Stir 1
- Then add all purpose flour, ground almonds, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, black pepper, baking powder and baking soda to the EasyWarm Bowl
- Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 1 min, Speed Min
- Transfer dough to medium bowl
- Cover with kitchen towel and let cool - 30 min
- Pre-heat oven - 180°C
- Line a clean baking tray with parchment paper
- Transfer dough to lightly floured surface
- Roll out until 1/8" (5mm) thick
- Cut into rounds
- Place biscuits on baking tray
- Bake until browned at edges - 15 min, 180°C
- Remove from oven
- Let cool slightly
- Turn out onto cooling rack until completely cool
- Remove the EasyWarm Bowl and the K Beater
- Attach Whisk
- Add egg white and icing sugar to the Kenwood Bowl
- Mix until thickened - 30 sec, Speed Max
- Transfer icing to piping bag
- Pipe icing onto biscuits
- Turn out onto cooling rack until set
- Serve