Name: Authentic German Lebkuchen Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 25
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 25 backoblaten; 2 cups Almond Flour; 1¼ cups white sugar; 3 eggs; ½ cup hazelnuts; 7 tbsp candied lemon and orange peel; 2 tsp Cinnamon; 1 tsp vanilla sugar; 1 pinch cloves; 2 cups dark chocolate

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How To Make Authentic German Lebkuchen

A German lebkuchen is a traditional German honey-sweetened cookie similar to gingerbread. In this recipe, the lebkuchen is drizzled with dark chocolate.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Cool Time: 30 minutes

Total: 1 hour 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

25backoblaten,(German baking wafers)
2cupsalmond flour,blanched
1¼cupswhite sugar
3eggs
½cuphazelnuts,ground
7tbspcandied lemon and orange peel,finely chopped
2tspcinnamon,ground
1tspvanilla sugar
1pinchcloves,ground
2cupsdark chocolate,chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange the backoblaten on top, leaving a 1-inch space between them.
Combine the 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 the mixture into balls.
Arrange the balls on the prepared wafers. Press gently to flatten into ½-inch high rounds.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes until light brown in color.
Cool completely for about 30 minutes.
Place the chocolate on top of a double boiler over simmering water.
Stir frequently for about 5 minutes, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted.
Cover the top of each lebkuchen with chocolate.