Lebkuchen or “Honey Cakes"

Name: Lebkuchen or “Honey Cakes"
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: European, German
Ingredients:  1/2 cup solid, virgin coconut oil  3/4 cup honey  2 1/4 cups GF plain flour (cheap, woolies mix)  1 cup almond meal  1 tsp GF baking powder  1/2 tsp bicarb soda  1 tsp ground cinnamon  1 tsp ground cardamom  Approx. 1 tsp freshly ground whole nutmeg (you could use pre-ground nutmeg, but the whole nutmeg freshly grated tastes amazing!)  1/4 tsp ground cloves  Approx. 1 tbsp lemon zest (about 1 regular size lemon)  Icing sugar for dusting; 1/2 cup solid, virgin coconut oil; 1 cup almond meal  1 tsp GF baking powder  1/2 tsp bicarb soda  1 tsp ground cinnamon  1 tsp ground cardamom  Approx. 1 tsp freshly ground whole nutmeg (you could use pre-ground nutmeg, but the whole nutmeg freshly grated tastes amazing!); 1 tsp freshly ground whole nutmeg

1 step

Prep:10minCook:10min

Notes *Keep the remaining cookies in the freezer until you are ready to cook them. Place cookies onto a fresh baking tray (not hot one from oven) each time (I used two, allowing one 10 minutes to cool while other in oven). *Cookies need to be frozen before baking, I froze mine overnight (12 hours). If not frozen enough they will spread, become too thin, and become one giant cookie on the tray. I haven’t tested at a lower freezing time but I’m sure a minimum 2 hours will work fine. *If you leave off the icing sugar they will be sugar free also. You could try swapping almond meal for teff flour, so they are nut free also. I will give this a try sometime and see how it works. If you swap the honey for maple syrup they will also be vegan, however then they aren’t “honey cakes”. *If your coconut oil has liquefied due to being a warmer day, pop in the fridge to become solid again. The quantity above has been measured from solid coconut oil. *Use any GF mix you like, I worked with the woolies one as I knew that would be accessible for anyone to get, meaning it was easily reproducible as a recipe. If using a different blend just do a test batch first. The woolies mix is a blend of maize starch, tapioca starch, rice flour, maize flour, rice bran and xanthum gum. *Wrap cookies in white tissue paper and seal with a gold sticker for St Nicholas Festival

Updated at: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 02:51:50 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories179 kcal (9%)

Total Fat11.5 g (16%)

Carbs17.7 g (7%)

Sugars8.5 g (9%)

Protein2 g (4%)

Sodium91.5 mg (5%)

Fiber1.1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

1.In a medium saucepan, heat the honey and coconut oil to a simmer over a medium heat. Let simmer for 1 minute then remove from heat to cool slightly. 2. Meanwhile put the remaining ingredients into a large bowl and mix together well. 3. Mix in the honey and coconut oil. At this stage the mix does look oily. 4. Line a baking tray with baking paper and spoon out 1 level tbsp of dough. Roll the dough into a circle and place on the tray, gently flatten a little. 5. Repeat for all the mix, you can sit close together but not touching on the tray. You should make approx. 28 cookies. 6. Cover the tray (use two if needed) with cling film and place in the freezer overnight (minimum 2 hours). 7. When ready to cook, preheat oven to 200 degrees (not fan forced). Line a fresh baking tray with baking paper and place 8 or so cookies on the tray, about 2 inches apart. Place into the oven for 10 minutes, rotating tray after 7 minutes (depends on your oven, I recommend a test batch, they’re yummy so there’s no waste!). 8. Remove from oven when lightly golden and allow to cool. 9. Once all cookies are cooled, dust with icing sug