Leckerli
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup honey ⓘ
- 1/3 cup sugar ⓘ
- 2 1/2 cups flour, unsifted all-purpose ⓘ
- 4 teaspoons baking powder ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon ⓘ
- 1 pinch nutmeg ⓘ
- 1 pinch clove ⓘ
- 2/3 cup almonds, sliced ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons orange peel, candied, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons lemon peel, candied, finely chopped ⓘ
- 1 egg ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons kirsch (or orange juice) ⓘ
- milk
Instructions
- Combine honey and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat slowly, stirring constantly, until honey thins and sugar dissolves; cool slightly.
- Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves into a large bowl.
- Add almonds, candied orange and lemon peels; mix to coat.
- Add cooled honey mixture, egg and kirsch to flour mixture; stir with wooden spoon until blended.
- Knead dough together with palm of hand until mixture cleans side of bowl; shape into ball; flatten slightly.
- Roll dough between two sheets of wax paper to a 13x9 inch rectangle, slightly less than 1/4 inch thich, keeping edges as even as possible.
- Remove top piece of wax paper; flip dough onto lightly greased cookie sheet; remove second piece of wax paper.
- Brush top lightly with milk.
- Bake in a moderate over (375 degrees F) for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove cookie sheet to wire rack.
- Trim edges of cookie dough; cut into 2-inch squares.
- Make GLAZE: Combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 3 Tbsp water in saucepan. Cook about 5 minutes or until it registers 235 degrees F on candy thermometer.
- Brush Glaze quickly over warm Leckerli. (Do not make glaze until Leckerli are out of the oven or it will harden.)
- Decorate with candied red cherry halves and angelica leaves. (Glaze will harden and turn white.).
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
835
kcal
42% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).