Name: Nuremberg Gingerbread
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 500 g honey; 250 g granulated sugar; 150 g flour; 1 tsp ground cloves; 1 tsp nutmeg; 1 tsp cardamom; 1 tbsp cinnamon; 1 pinch ground ginger; zest of 1 orange orange zest; zest of 1 lemon lemon zest; 200 g chopped hazelnuts; 50 g lemon flavoring; 50 g orange flavoring; as needed gingerbread wafers; 1 packet baking powder; as needed almond

Dessert

15 servings

333 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Heat honey and sugar in a saucepan, stirring until it comes to a boil.

HoneyGranulated sugar

Step 2

Remove the saucepan from heat and let the honey mixture cool.

HoneyGranulated sugar

Step 3

Sift the flour into a bowl.

Flour

Step 4

Stir the spices, zests, chopped hazelnuts and flavorings into the flour.

Ground clovesNutmegCardamomCinnamonGround gingerOrange zestLemon zestChopped hazelnutsLemon flavoringOrange flavoring

Step 5

Pour the cooled honey mixture into the flour mixture and stir.

HoneyGranulated sugarFlour

Step 6

Add the baking powder and mix in.

Baking powderFlour

Step 7

Knead the mixture into a dough until it cools down.

HoneyGranulated sugarFlourGround clovesNutmegCardamomCinnamonGround gingerOrange zestLemon zestChopped hazelnutsLemon flavoringOrange flavoringBaking powder

Step 8

Roll out the dough.

HoneyGranulated sugarFlourGround clovesNutmegCardamomCinnamonGround gingerOrange zestLemon zestChopped hazelnutsLemon flavoringOrange flavoringBaking powder

Step 9

Cut out shapes from the dough and place each on a gingerbread wafer.

Gingerbread wafersHoneyGranulated sugarFlourGround clovesNutmegCardamomCinnamonGround gingerOrange zestLemon zestChopped hazelnutsLemon flavoringOrange flavoringBaking powder

Step 10

Decorate each piece with an almond.

Almond

Step 11

Transfer the decorated pieces to a baking sheet.

Almond

Step 12

Let the prepared pieces cool/rest for about a day.

Step 13

Bake at 350°F for 15–20 minutes.

HoneyGranulated sugarFlourGround clovesNutmegCardamomCinnamonGround gingerOrange zestLemon zestChopped hazelnutsLemon flavoringOrange flavoringGingerbread wafersBaking powderAlmond

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.