Authentic German Lebkuchen recipe
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Ingredients
- 25 backoblaten (German baking wafers) 2 cups blanched almond flour 1 ¼ cups white sugar 3 eggs ½ cup ground hazelnuts 7 tablespoons finely chopped candied lemon and orange peel 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar 1 pinch ground cloves 2 cups chopped dark chocolate
Nutrition Info
- 211.4 caloriescarbohydrate: 24.8 gcholesterol: 23 mgfat: 11.7 gfiber: 2.4 gprotein: 4.1 gsaturatedFat: 1.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 9.3 mgsugar: 17.1 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Authentic German Lebkuchen
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange backoblaten (German baking wafers) on top, leaving a 1-inch space between them.
Combine almond flour, sugar, eggs, ground hazelnuts, candied lemon and orange peel, ground cinnamon, vanilla sugar, and ground cloves and mix into a firm dough.
Shape mixture into balls. Arrange balls on the prepared wafers, press gently to flatten into 1/2-inch-high rounds.
Bake in the preheated oven until light brown in color, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Place chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Cover the top of each lebkuchen with chocolate.