Steenbergs Lebkuchen
German style spiced biscuits that are eaten on a celebration, but any time of the year would be gratefully received...
Ingredients
| 2 tbsp | organic clear runny honey |
| 40g | unsalted butter |
| 75g | soft brown sugar |
| 225g | organic self-raising flour |
| 2/3 tsp | Steenbergs organic Lebkuchen spice mix |
| A pinch | of organic traditional salt |
| 50g | cup organic ground almonds |
For the icing
| 100g | organic icing sugar, sifted |
| 3-4 | drops of water |
German style spiced biscuits that are eaten on a celebration, but any time of the year would be gratefully received
Method
- Put the honey, butter, sugar in a small saucepan. Put it over low heat and stir until the butter has melted and everything is well mixed, leave to cool slightly.
- Sift the flour, Lebkuchen spice mix and salt together into a mixing bowl, then add the ground almonds.
- Add the melted butter mixture and mix until you get a dough.
- Knead the dough until smooth, then wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for a couple of hours.
- Preheat the oven to 180˚C/gas mark 4.
- Pinch off a small ball of dough and roll in the palm of your hand to get a ball, about the size of golf ball and flatten.
- Place on baking parchment on an oven proof tray. Repeat until all the dough has gone.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until the biscuits start to colour on the edges, transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- For the icing, mix the water in with the icing sugar slowly and mix to a soft piping consistency. You may need a few more drops of water but not much. Add only a little at a time.
- Transfer to a piping bag and ice the biscuits when they are cool.
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