Best German Lebkuchen With German Baking Wafers Oblaten Recipes
AUTHENTIC GERMAN LEBKUCHEN
This recipe is over 150 years old and has been baked by my family for many generations for Christmas. They are much easier to make than other lebkuchen and ingredients have been updated to what's available now. They are made with almond flour, hence are gluten free and also contain no dairy.
Provided by Ruth
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European German
Time 1h10m
Yield 25
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange backoblaten (German baking wafers) on top, leaving a 1-inch space between them.
- Combine almond flour, sugar, eggs, ground hazelnuts, candied lemon and orange peel, ground cinnamon, vanilla sugar, and ground cloves and mix into a firm dough.
- Shape mixture into balls. Arrange balls on the prepared wafers; press gently to flatten into 1/2-inch-high rounds.
- Bake in the preheated oven until light brown in color, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Place chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Cover the top of each lebkuchen with chocolate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 211.4 calories, Carbohydrate 24.8 g, Cholesterol 23 mg, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 9.3 mg, Sugar 17.1 g
GERMAN LEBKUCHEN WITH GERMAN BAKING WAFERS OBLATEN
The cookies are baked on a thin, edible wafer called oblaten. Oblaten are crisp, white wheat wafers that are available in specialty food shops. If you do not have a specialty food shop that handles oblaten, check with a local religious supply house. Wafers that are used for communion come in various sizes, including 2 3/4 and 3-inch diameters, and can be used for lebkuchen.
Provided by Olha7397
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 48 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In the bowl of an electric mixer or in a large bowl, beat or whisk the eggs and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water over low heat and heat, whisking until the mixture is thick and very warm (about 130 F) Remove from the water bath and continue beating until the mixture is cool.
- Combine the almonds, flour, zests, and spices in another bowl.
- Stir into the egg sugar mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Place the oblaten on baking sheets 2 inches apart.
- Spread 1 rounded tablespoonful of the cookie dough on each oblaten, spreading to the edges of the wafers.
- Let the cookies stand, uncovered, for 1 hour before baking so that the top will dry.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Bake the cookies for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cookies are crusty on the upper surface, but still moist in the center.
- Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and cool on a wire rack.
- In a small bowl, stir the sugar and lemon juice together to make a thin glaze.
- Spread over half of the cooled cookies.
- Place the chocolate into a glass bowl and heat in the microwave at high power for about 2 minutes, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted.
- Spread the melted chocolate over the remaining cookies.
- Decorate with the almonds.
- Makes 42 to 48 cookies.
- The Great Holiday Baking Book Beatrice Ojakangas.
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