Lebkuchen with Sugar Glaze

Ingredients

• 150 g butter
• 250 g honey
• 250 g brown sugar
• 100 g Ground Almonds
• 450 g flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• 2 tsp gingerbread spice
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp potash
• 2 tbsp rum
• 250 g powdered sugar
• 4 tbsp Lemon juice
• colorful food coloring (red, yellow, green)
• sugar pearls
• sugar stars

Instructions

1. 1.

   Add butter in pieces with honey and sugar to a saucepan and heat while stirring until the sugar dissolves. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and let cool. Then add almonds, 400 g flour, all spices, and egg; knead thoroughly with a hand mixer (kneading attachment), adding more flour if needed. Mix potash with rum in a small bowl until smooth; add to dough and continue kneading until the dough shines and no longer sticks.

2. 2.

   Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

3. 3.

   Preheat the oven to 180°C fan.

4. 4.

   Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Roll out the dough on a floured surface, cut shapes (e.g., fir trees, rocking horses) or use cutters. Place on the tray and bake for 15-20 minutes, then carefully lift from the tray. Cool on a wire rack.

5. 5.

   Whisk powdered sugar with enough lemon juice to make a thick glaze. Color part of the glaze with food coloring. Brush gingerbread with glaze and decorate with sugar pearls and stars. Use a small squeeze bottle to add white glaze details. Let fully dry.