Lebkuchen - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 1/2 lb. cake flour
1 lb. honey
1/2 lb. sugar
1/4 lb. brown sugar
3 well beaten eggs
1 lb. orange peel, chopped
1 c. chopped pecans
1/2 lb. flour
1 tsp. ground cloves
2 tsp. allspice
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. baking soda
1/2 lb. citron, chopped fine
1/4 lb. lemon peel, chopped
1 tsp. baking powder
grated rind of 1 lemon
1/2 c. brandy
Preparation
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Mix together the honey with 1/4 pound sugar.
Boil, skim and cool.
Then add sifted cake flour.
In separate pan, mix the brown sugar and 1/4 pound white sugar, eggs, spices and soda which has been dissolved in brandy, citron, orange peel, lemon peel, grated lemon rind and baking powder.
Mix the nuts with the all-purpose flour and add to the batter.
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