Lebkuchen House

Ingredients

• 700 g honey
• 200 g sugar
• 200 g butter
• 2 Eggs
• 2 tbsp lemon zest
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 kg flour

Instructions

1. 1.

   Warm honey, sugar and butter over medium heat while stirring constantly until the sugar has completely dissolved; let cool to hand warm.

2. 2.

   Add egg, lemon zest, cocoa and all spices. Dissolve baking soda and salt in 1 tbsp water. Add together with the flour to the honey mixture. Knead into a firm dough.

3. 3.

   Wrap the dough in foil and rest at room temperature for one day.

4. 4.

   Roll out the dough again, divide it in half and roll each half on a greased and floured baking sheet (about 35 x 45 cm) to a thickness of 1-2 mm.

5. 5.

   Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 15-20 minutes. Remove and let cool on the sheet.

6. 6.

   From one dough plate, a gingerbread house can be made according to the attached drawing (base rectangle 30 x 40 cm).

7. 7.

   From the second plate you can make, e.g., a piece of floor board, decorations, roof shingles, doors, windows etc. as your imagination allows. Glue the pieces with thick icing (powdered sugar and some water – experiment with ratios!).

8. 8.

   1 Roof

9. 9.

   2 Gable

10. 10.

    3 Window

11. 11.

    4 Door

12. 12.

    5 Chimney

13. 13.

    6 Garden fence

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    7 Pine trees