Lebkuchen-Bäumchen

Ingredients

• 300 g rye flour (Type 997)
• 120 g sugar
• 50 g ground almonds
• 0.5 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 tsp Lebkuchengewürz
• 20 g candied orange peel
• 150 g honey
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 4 g baking soda
• 4 g salt
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 180°C with fan and top/bottom heat.

2. 2.

   Put flour, sugar, almonds, cinnamon, nutmeg and Lebkuchengewürz into a bowl, mix and make a well in the center. Finely chop the orange peel and add it with honey, egg and yolk into the well. Mix baking soda with salt and 2 tbsp cold water and add to dough ingredients. Knead everything into a smooth, shiny dough, adding more water if needed. Roll out the dough about 1 cm thick and cut conifer shapes. Place them on a parchment‑lined tray with enough space between each. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes.

3. 3.

   Let the finished Lebkuchen cool on a cooling rack.

4. 4.

   For the glaze whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice into a thick pourable mixture. Use it to dust the conifers like snow.