CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Eggs, Vegetables |
German |
Desserts |
90 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
2 |
c |
Sugar |
3 |
|
Eggs |
1/2 |
c |
Honey |
5 |
c |
All-purpose flour, divided |
1 |
c |
Candied citron |
1/2 |
ts |
Baking soda |
2 |
ts |
Ground cinnamon |
1 |
ts |
Ground cardamom |
1 |
ts |
Ground allspice |
1 |
ts |
Ground cloves |
|
|
Vegetable cooking spray |
|
1 |
cookie). |
INSTRUCTIONS
Beat sugar and eggs at medium speed of a mixer until thick and pale (about
5 minutes). Add the honey; beat at medium speed 2 minutes or until
well-blended.
Place 1 cup flour and citron in food processor, and process until the
citron is finely chopped. Spoon citron mixture into a large bowl; add
remaining 4 cups flour, baking soda, and next 4 ingredients, stirring well.
Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture, stirring until well-blended
(the dough will be stiff). Cover and chill 8 hours.
Divide the dough in half; wrap half of the dough in plastic wrap, and
chill. Roll remaining half to 1/4-inch thickness on a well-floured surface.
Using a floured mold with 2-inch square imprints, press mold firmly into
dough. Remove mold; cut cookie squares apart, and place on baking sheets
coated with cooking spray.
Cover with a towel, and let stand in a cool, dry place 12 hours or
overnight to dry.
Bake cookies at 300 degrees for 13 minutes; let cool on wire racks. Repeat
procedure with the remaining dough. Yield: about 90 cookies (serving size:
Per serving: 59 Calories; 0g Fat (4% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 11g
Carbohydrate; 8mg Cholesterol; 17mg Sodium
NOTES : Lubkuchen cookies have been Germany's favorite since the Middle
Ages.
Recipe by: Cooking Light, Nov/Dec 1994, page 164
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #424 by igor@digex.net on Jan 28, 1997.
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