Gingerbread lebkuchen

8 servings
2 hours 40 min

Before you start cooking gingerbread, you need to prepare a special spice mixture. To do this, all spices and zest must be thoroughly mixed in a bowl of suitable size. Put honey, granulated sugar and butter in a small saucepan. We put the pan on a medium heat, interfere, wait for the sugar to completely dissolve. When this happens, remove the pan from the heat and let its contents cool to room temperature. Then add eggs, lemon zest to the pan, and also pour out the previously prepared spice mixture. Dilute the baking powder and soda with water, then pour the mixture to the rest of the ingredients. We mix everything well. Sift through the flour. Add it in parts to other components, knead the dough. Knead it until it's no longer sticky. The dough should be smooth and pleasant to the touch. We form a ball from dough, wrap it in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for an hour and a half (you can take longer). When this time passes, we knead the dough again. We lay out the dough on a working surface sprinkled with flour. We roll the dough into a layer with a thickness of about 0. 5 cm. Turn on to heat the oven to a temperature of 180 degrees Celsius. We cut gingerbread out of the dough using shaped molds. Ideal if the figures are themed - Christmas and New Year's. We cover the baking sheet with baking paper and lay out the blanks on it. Even when raw, they are very fragrant! We put a baking sheet in the oven that has time to warm up for 8-10 minutes. The thinner the gingerbread, the less time it will take. The longer the carrots are baked, the harder they will be. Someone loves soft gingerbread, someone is hard. We focus on our taste. Another important point: Lebkuchen gingerbread is not customary to eat right away. They are allowed to cool, put in sealed containers and allowed to stand for at least 3 days. The taste after such aging improves markedly. Try it! You're done. Enjoy your meal!