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My series of authentic Oktoberfest recipes continues today with one of the most famous of all festival foods: German Gingerbread Hearts or Lebkuchenherzen. You should also note that the picture images show only our serving suggestions of how to prepare your food - all table accessories and additional items and/or ingredients pictured with the product you are purchasing are not included. Add the lemon juice to loosen the mixture a little, then divide the icing between 2-3 bowls for colouring. Bake in the centre of the oven for about 12 minutes until slightly golden and firm to the touch, but not browned or hard. With a soft texture somewhere between a cake and a cookie, these spiced biscuits are similar to gingerbread but richer and made with honey instead of molasses.Lebkuchenherzen are one of the most popular festival treats in Germany © photo: Christian Krebel What does Lebkuchen mean? Whether a classic heart or a striking place card: the names of your fellow human beings find a place on the gingerbread surface as well as funny or nice sayings.

eYou can make your own by mixing 2 Tbsp nutmeg, 2 Tbsp allspice, 1 Tbsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ground cloves, 1 tsp ground cardamom, 1 tsp ground ginger and 1 tsp ground coriander. Based in Nuremberg - the home of Germany’s most prized lebkuchen - Lebkuchen-Schmidt is a family business that has been making cakes and biscuits for nearly a century. Run the mixer for 5 minutes until the mixture forms a smooth, rather stiff dough and comes away from the sides of the bowl. When it comes to resting the dough, can you tell me how long you can leave the dough out to rest at a maximum? Gingerbread dough is easy to make, you simply combine all the ingredients (with lots of gingerbread spice) in a mixing bowl, mix using the paddle attachment of your kitchen machine or a wooden spoon until you have a smooth dough, then let the dough rest (this is an important step!The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. He originally came from the Czech Republic and was a merchant as well as an artist at the Oktoberfest. Waiting for the cake batter to cool down, waiting for the dough to rest, and waiting for the icing to set.