Brown Lebkuchen

Ingredients

• 100 g dried figs
• 100 g Dried Apricots
• 100 g candied citrus peel
• 6 tbsp rum
• 250 g liquid honey
• 100 g raw cane sugar
• 100 g butter
• 1 tsp potash
• 50 g walnuts
• 350 g flour
• 3 tsp gingerbread spice
• 1 egg
• 100 g shelved almond kernels

Instructions

1. 1.

   Finely chop figs, apricots and candied citrus peel; drizzle with 4 tbsp rum and let steep. Warm honey, sugar and butter together while stirring constantly, then allow to cool. Dissolve potash in water. Mix walnuts, flour and spices; fold in the fruit mixture with rum. Add the honey mixture, egg and dissolved potash, knead into a smooth dough and cover for 3 hours in the refrigerator.

2. 2.

   Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 180°C (356°F). Dust a work surface with flour and roll out the dough to about 1/2 cm thickness. Using a sharp knife cut the dough into 4 x 6 cm rectangles.

3. 3.

   Press almond halves into each rectangle. Place the brown Lebkuchen on the baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.