Chocolate Lebkuchen Recipe: How to Make It

Chocolate Lebkuchen Recipe: How to Make It

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Having lived in Germany, I try to keep my German cooking as authentic as possible. This lovely lebkuchen recipe is a culinary Christmas custom. —Cathy Lemmon, Quinlan, Texas

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • Dash salt
  • 1/3 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 2/3 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup ground almonds
  • 1/3 cup ground hazelnuts
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon each ground cloves, cardamom and allspice
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped candied lemon peel
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped candied orange peel
  • GLAZE:
  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed

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