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- # Toxi's Lebkuchen (plain "Elisen" style)
- ## Spice blend
- - 3 whole star anise
- - 15 whole cardamon pods
- - 2 tblsp ground cinnamon (or ~0.75 stick)
- - 1.5 tblsp ground cloves
- - 0.5 tsp ground coriander
- - 0.75 tsp ground ginger
- - 0.5 tsp ground allspice
- - 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg
- Grind altogether in an electric coffee grinder (not a standard kitchen blender!)
- This will result in way more than needed for a single baking session with the amounts
- stated below, but a) the grinder needs a certain amount of volume to work with and
- b) this mixture can be stored and will be sufficient for a whole winter season...
- ## Main
- - 2 tblsp ground cinnamon
- - 1 tblsp spice blend (see below)
- - 200g candied orange & lemon peel (ground)
- - 125g ground almonds
- - 100g ground hazelnuts
- - 3 eggs
- - 80g brown sugar
- - 2 tblsp honey
- - 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- - pinch of salt
- Beat eggs with sugar and honey until foamy (3-4 mins by hand)
- Blend/chop orange & lemon peel mixture, then add/steer into eggs
- Fold in almonds, nuts, spices (keep steering, now best to continue w/ a table spoon)
- Drizzle over lemon juice & salt, mix in properly
- If you have time, allow to rest for several hours before baking to let flavours soak up more...
- Preheat over to ~160 celsius (gas mark 3-4), fan or both lower & upper heat mode
- Cover baking tray with baking paper and cover w/ layer of flour to avoid sticking
- Use spoon to place ~7-9cm rounds on tray, leave approx 3cm gap between each,
- since dough will expand during baking.
- Distribute any leftover dough over the centers of all placed cookies (this is
- to create the more traditional shape/profile and ensure their's more moisture
- in the center of each cookie)
- Bake for ~20-25mins. The cookies are ready when the outside has developed a slight
- crust, but inside still moist (but *not* completely unbaked). Use a chopstick
- to test if dough inside is still sticky...
- Leave to cool on the tray (don't remove before or risk them breaking apart)
- ## Extras
- Glaze with chocalate or thin(!) layer of icing
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