Lebkuchen (Elisenlebkuchen) with Rye
Lebkuchen (Elisenlebkuchen) with Rye

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, lebkuchen (elisenlebkuchen) with rye. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Having grown up in Germany it's the Christmas season when I get the most homesick. One of Germany's most famous Christmas treats (and one of my personal favorites), is Elisenlebkuchen, and that's the German Lebkuchen recipe we're sharing today. Nürnberger Elisenlebkuchen are one of Germany's most prized holiday confections.

Lebkuchen (Elisenlebkuchen) with Rye is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Lebkuchen (Elisenlebkuchen) with Rye is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook lebkuchen (elisenlebkuchen) with rye using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Lebkuchen (Elisenlebkuchen) with Rye:
  1. Prepare 50 g hazelnuts
  2. Prepare 40 g almond or hazelnut powder
  3. Prepare 15 g candied orange peel
  4. Make ready 15 g candied lemon peel
  5. Take 1/8 tsp dry ginger
  6. Prepare 1 tsp lemon or orange zest or mix
  7. Get 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  8. Prepare 7 g lebkuchen spice mix (see in my recipe list)
  9. Get 15 g rye flour
  10. Prepare ******
  11. Get 1 egg
  12. Take 80 g powdered sugar
  13. Get ******
  14. Prepare 8-12 oblaten depending on size (as a substitute I use flavorless crackers like Carr's Water Crackers)

This traditional lebkuchen recipe is easy to make and contains no flour. Elisenlebkuchen are one of the most famous Christmas cookies in Germany! Hier werden Nürnberger Elisenlebkuchen nicht verkauft. Elisenlebkuchen are one of the most famous Christmas cookies in Germany!

Steps to make Lebkuchen (Elisenlebkuchen) with Rye:
  1. Mix nuts, citrus peel, ginger, zest, vanilla, lebkuchen spice and rye flour in a bowl.
  2. Put the mixture into a food processor and grind until sandy. You want to keep some graininess for a good texture.
  3. In a metal bowl. whisk eggs and powdered sugar until all sugar is dissolved.
  4. Heat a saucepan full of water on the stove.
  5. Place bowl with eggs in the water and heat until about40-43°C. It needs to be this temperature to create the correct consistency.
  6. When eggs are heated, mix with a mixer or whisk until a thick texture and slightly lighter color.
  7. Mix with the nut mixture and let rest for at least an hour to thicken.
  8. Pile the mixture onto oblaten or a substitute for oblaten*. The lebkuchen should be rounded in the middle and the dough extended to the edges. [*I use almost flavorless crackers. Thin, lightly flavored cookies may work as well. I heard some people have used foil, but you need to remove after baking.]
  9. Arrange on a baking sheet and bake at 200°C/400°F for about 15 minutes.
  10. Let cool completely and brush with melted chocolate. Decorate with almonds or sprinkles and let chocolate dry before eating.

Nürnberger Lebkuchen von Hand gemacht - made by Düll. Feinste Spitzenqualität, ausschließlich von Hand gefertigte Elisenlebkuchen aus der Lebkuchenstadt Nürnberg. Elisenlebkuchen enthalten traditionell äußerst hochwertige Zutaten, was sie besonders bei Feinschmeckern sehr beliebt macht. Seine Tochter wurde wieder gesund und der Lebkuchen wurde nach ihr benannt. Elisenlebkuchen gehören zu den besonders feinen Weihnachtsklassikern.

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