Lebkuchen Recipe

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Lebkuchen
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Ingredients
22
Count
Nutrition
871
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In bowl, mix eggs, sugar and vanilla extract until foamy until sugar is completely dissolved.
  2. Chop 1/2 of hazelnuts, grind the other 1/2.
  3. To egg mixture add nuts, orange, citron, orange and lemon zests, ginger and all spices.
  4. Mix all well.
  5. Wrap dough in plastic and let rest overnight in refrigerator.
  6. Next day place baking oblates** (paper-like sugar waf ers) on cookie sheet LINED WITH BAKING PAPER.
  7. Shape small balls from dough and set on oblates leaving 1/2 inch space all around to edge of oblates.
  8. You should get approx 150 pieces.
  9. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  10. Bake 20 minutes.
  11. Place a cookie sheet in the next position above the lebkuchen so they won't get too dark.
  12. The light brown lebkuchen will be soft on the inside. Let cool on rack.
  13. 1/3 of the Lebkuchen remain as they are. (without icing) 1/3 cover with: mix confectioner sugar with rum and red wine, stir until smooth.
  14. Brush on 1/3 of lebkuchen: 1 good German zart bitter chocolate, or use Baker's Baking chocolate. Melt in double boiler about 1/2 of a pkg, Dip a fork into heated chocolate and just run it over the cookies in every direction or criss-cross.
  15. Let dry completely.
  16. Store in storage containers that you can close very tightly.
  17. You can store an apple with the lebkuchen to keep them nice and soft. After 10 days they will have developed their optimum flavors.
  18. * Try to get German Citron and Orangeat, King Albert Flour sells it Item 1078, 6 oz Citron, 1/2 lb $3.50 Item 1226, 6 oz Orange, 1/2 lb $3.50 1-800-827-6836 Ask for their catalog, they have lots of good stuff.
  19. **Backoblaten (US may have something like it, they are thin sweet paper like rounds to set cookies on) can be obtained - probably - in a specialty kitchen store or you can order them at Himmelhaus 219-293-8361, Item B146, Back-Oblaten 60 mm, medium, (100ea) $2.49 Himmelhaus also has available 'Lebkuchengewuerz' which is a ready-mix of the 9 spices you need.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 871.3 Kcal (3648 kJ)
Calories from fat 397.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 44.18g 68%
Cholesterol 139.68mg 47%
Sodium 67mg 3%
Potassium 541.12mg 12%
Total Carbs 109.89g 37%
Sugars 90.27g 361%
Dietary Fiber 7.46g 30%
Protein 15.65g 31%
Vitamin C 12.7mg 21%
Iron 4mg 22%
Calcium 105.7mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 340.95 Kcal (1427 kJ)
Calories from fat 155.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.29g 68%
Cholesterol 54.66mg 47%
Sodium 26.22mg 3%
Potassium 211.75mg 12%
Total Carbs 43g 37%
Sugars 35.32g 361%
Dietary Fiber 2.92g 30%
Protein 6.12g 31%
Vitamin C 5mg 21%
Iron 1.6mg 22%
Calcium 41.4mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 20.3
    Points
  • 24
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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