A plate of shaped biscuits with white icing on top, set on a wire rack

Lebkuchen

Name: Lebkuchen
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 20
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 200ml runny honey; 85g butter; 225g plain flour plus extra for dusting; 75g ground almonds; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; a pinch mixed spice; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 125g icing sugar

Anna Glover

Published: November 13, 2020 at 10:20 AM

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Makes 20

Easy

Total time: 1 hr

+ Chilling + Setting

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Honey-sweetened German biscuits spiced with cinnamon and ginger, lebkuchen are famously festive treats. Bake a batch this winter to get into the Christmas market spirit

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Ingredients

Nutrition

200ml runny honey
85g butter
225g plain flour

plus extra for dusting
75g ground almonds
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
a pinch mixed spice
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
125g icing sugar

Nutrition: per serving

kcal152
fat5.8g
saturates2.4g
carbs22.6g
sugars13.8g
fibre0.6g
protein2.2g
salt0.2g

Method

step 1

Warm the honey and butter together in a small pan until combined.
step 2

Put the remaining ingredients, except the icing sugar, in a bowl, and pour over the melted butter. Combine until a sticky dough forms, wrap in baking paper then chill for 1 hour.
step 3

Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured worksurface to 1cm thick, then cut into 5cm biscuits using heart, star or round cookie cutters. Transfer to baking-paper-lined trays with a little space around each one, and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden and risen slightly. Cool completely on a wire rack.
step 4

Mix the icing sugar with 5 tsp of water to make a smooth icing, and spoon over the top of each biscuit. Leave to set for 1 hour. They will keep in an airtight container for up to four days, or wrap in recyclable gift bags to give as presents.

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