Lebkuchan

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup honey
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon, rind of, grated
• 2 1/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup citron, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup almonds

Recipe

• 1 heat honey until it bubbles and cool.
• 2 stir in sugar, egg, juice and rind.
• 3 cool to lukewarm.
• 4 add spices and flour. stir.
• 5 add citron and nuts.
• 6 dough will be soft. cover bowl and refrigerate at least 8 hours (up to one week).
• 7 shape into 1-inch balls with floured hands.
• 8 flatten with 1/2 of an almond.
• 9 bake 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheet, 12-15 minutes at 375°f until lightly browned.
• 10 glaze while warm.
• 11 glaze: 1 cup sifted powder sugar 5 tbsp rum or water stirred until smooth.
• 12 store in air tight container and let mellow.