Honey Lebkuchen Recipe 12-22-22

 

Mix the cinnamon into the flour. Set aside.

Warm honey and sugar in a heavy pot until bubbling. Add toasted almonds, chopped candied fruits, lemon zest (optional).

Use the rum to dissolve the ammonium bicarbonate leavening. (https://bakerpedia.com/ingredients/bakers-ammonia/) 

(or use 1 part baking powder plus 1 part baking soda.)

Add the dissolved ammonium bicarbonate to the honey mixture. Then add the cinnamon-flour. Mix well until it is all moist.

This dough will be warm. Best to make your hands wet and shape balls and flatten into disks placed on top of oblaten disks. The dough will become increasingly stiff as it cools, so I suggest that you shape them up while the dough is still a little warm. 

We baked these immediately at 350F for 12-14 minutes.