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Gingerbread
 

Sugar and Spice and all things nice. Lovely for Christmas. 
Bake well in advance as this will improve it's flavor and will become softer when stored in an airtight jar and kept in cool place.
More Christmas Recipes

450g ( 16 oz )  plain ( all -purpose ) flour
1 level tbsp bicarbonate of soda
140g ( 5 oz )  ground almonds
450g ( 16oz ) honey
140g ( 5 oz ) unsalted butter
110g  ( 4 oz ) very finely chopped lemon and orange peel
grated rind of 1 lemon ( unwaxed or organic )
2 level teaspoons of ground ginger
1 heaped teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
a pinch of ground cardamom 
a pinch of ground nutmeg

  1. heat honey and butter gently until butter has melted

  2. leave to cool 

  3. sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and cardamom into a mixing bowl

  4. add the grated lemon rind, ground almonds and chopped peel

  5. pour the honey mixture over 

  6. knead it into a dough, if the mixture is too runny add some more flour

  7. roll out on a floured board and cut into a variety of shapes

  8. bake for 8-10 minutes at 180 C ( 350 F / Gas 4 )

  9. glaze or decorate with icing

Lebkuchen Recipes:
Elisen Lebkuchen
Honig Lebkuchen

Schuhmann Lebkuchen
You can now buy Schuhmann Nürnberger Lebkuchen, Gingerbread, Stollen and more..... in the USA

Lebkuchen-Schmidt in Europe

Bon Appétit

 

 

 

 
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