Lebkuchen einfach

Ingredients

• 300 g rye flour (Type 997)
• 100 g sugar
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 50 g ground almonds
• 1 tbsp finely chopped orange zest
• 150 g honey
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp Lebkuchengewürz
• a pinch cardamom
• a pinch ground cloves
• 1 egg
• 1 yolk
• 4 g potash
• 4 g salt of the deer antler
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 1 Egg white

Instructions

1. 1.

   Combine flour, sugar, almonds, cinnamon, nutmeg and Lebkuchengewürz in a bowl; mix together and press a well into the center. Add honey with orange zest. Beat eggs together and add them as well. Whisk potash and deer antler salt with 1-2 tbsp cold water until smooth and pour in. Knead everything into a smooth, shiny dough, adding more water if needed. Shape the dough into a long ridge (3 cm diameter) and cut 2.5 cm pieces. Form balls and place them spaced apart on parchment‑lined baking sheet; bake in preheated oven at 180 °C for about 20 minutes.

2. 2.

   Take the finished Lebkuchens to cool on a wire rack. Make a glaze from powdered sugar and egg white, spread it over the cookies and let dry.