this is what you need
200g butter
340g honey
160g sugar
2tbsp grounded lebkuchen spices
( cinnamon, gingerpowder, cloves, coriander, pimento, cardamom, nutmeg )
2tbsp cacao
2 eggs
660g all purpose flour
2tsp baking powder
this what you need to do
- mix butter, honey, sugar, lebkuchen spices and cacao in a saucepan and heat and stir until sugar is dissolved completely.
( thermomix: 4 minutes / 70 degrees / speed 2 )
- let it cool down and add all other ingredients ( eggs, flour, baking powder ) and blend to a dough.
- depending on your blender, you might have to knead the dough with your hands...pretty much hard work, though
( thermomix: 2 1/2 minutes / speed 4 / spatula )
- shape it to a ball and let it rest for an hour in the fridge.
- roll out dough on a floured surface
- cut out cookies and place them on a baking tray covered with baking parchement.
- if available use a cookie stamp to make your cookies even more special.
- cookie stamps work the best if the dough isn't too warm and the stamp is dipped in flour.
- preheat oven at 200 degrees and bake the lebkuchen cookies for about 15 minutes.
- enjoy.
...the kids selection..not only for kids...i would say...
here you can find the original recipe:
http://www.wunderkessel.de/forum/backen-suesse-sachen/567-lebkuchenhaus.html
