Gluten‑Free Lebkuchen

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 30 | Cook: 20min
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Experience the classic German gingerbread without flour, brought to you by Spoonsparrow.

Ingredients

  • 275 g powdered sugar
  • 3 egg whites
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • lemon zest
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • lemon curd (50 g each)
  • orange curd (50 g each)
  • 275 g ground almonds
  • 50 large round baking sheets
  • 200 g powdered sugar
  • 5 tbsp Lemon juice

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Add powdered sugar and the egg whites to a bowl and beat stiff with an electric hand mixer.

  2. 2.

    Finely dice the lemon curd and orange curd.

  3. 3.

    Gently fold cinnamon, lemon zest, lemon juice, lemon curd, orange curd, and ground almonds into the beaten egg white mixture.

  4. 4.

    Line the baking sheets with parchment. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto each sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 160 °C (fan) on the middle rack for about 20 minutes until golden yellow.

  5. 5.

    Let the gluten‑free Lebkuchen cool and brush them with a glaze made from powdered sugar and lemon juice.