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Lebkuchen by www.country-cooking.com
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup molasses
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 egg
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup cut-up citron
1/3 cup chopped nuts
Glazing Icing -- (recipe follows)
GLAZING ICING
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Heat honey and molasses to boiling in 1-quart saucepan; remove from heat and cool completely. Mix honey-molasses mixture, brown sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice and egg in large bowl with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except citron, nuts and Glazing Icing. Stir in citron and nuts. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
Prepare Glazing Icing. Heat oven to 400º. Grease cookie sheet. Roll
one-fourth of dough at a time 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured
cloth-covered surface. Cut into rectangles, 2 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched in center. Brush Glazing Icing lightly over hot cookies. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
GLAZING ICING:
Mix granulated sugar and water in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat to 230º. Stir in powdered sugar. If icing becomes sugary while brushing on cookies, reheat slightly, adding a small amount of water until clear again.
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