Lebkuche

So I'm doing a Christmas Calendar of Christmasy foods.

 

Ingredients:

250g Plain Flour

85g Ground Almond

2 tsp Ground Ginger

1 tsp Ground Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda

200ml Clear Honey

1 Lemon Finely Grated Zest

85g Butter

1 tsp Baking Powder

Round Clove

Grated Nutmeg

Black Pepper

Instructions:

Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

Combine the honey and butter and heat over a low heat in a pan, until the butter melts.

Pour the melted butter and honey into the Flour mixture along with the lemon zest.

Mix together well, until it is dough and fairly solid.

Cover and leave to cool.

Meanwhile heat the oven to 160oC (fan).

With your hands roll the dough into 30 balls (about 3cm wide)

Flatten the balls, so that they are a disk shape.

Place the disks onto a baking tray - leave room to expand - (cover to avoid mess) you will probably need 2 trays.

Bake for 15 minutes.

Remove from the oven and leave to cool.

Serve (with or without icing).