Gingerbread
Description
The recipe won't take much time. The gingerbread made with this recipe will be rich and spicy. Adjust the amount of aromatic ingredients to your taste. Zest works well for this pastry, but only remove the thin outer layer of the orange and lemon peel. It can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Sift the flour, baking powder, and baking soda into a bowl.
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Step 3
Add ground spices: ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
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Step 4
Add ground almond.
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Step 5
Remove the zest from the orange and lemon and add it to the other ingredients. Mix everything.
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Step 6
In a separate bowl, place the honey and butter and melt them in a water bath, stirring occasionally.
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Step 7
Pour the melted honey with butter into the dry mixture and knead the dough.
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Step 8
The dough becomes soft. Let it rest for 30 minutes. During this time the gingerbread dough will cool down and become thicker.
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Step 9
Make round gingerbread cookies and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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Step 10
Bake in the oven at 180 °C for about 15 minutes.
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Step 11
We serve lebkuchen with tea.