Leckerlis
Recipe for leckerlis, Christmas cookies from Basel, Switzerland
Ingredients
- 150 g almond powder
- 30 g slivered almonds
- 450 g honey
- 180 g sugar
- 80 g candied orange peel
- 450 g flour
- 1/2 bag baking powder
- 1 c. coffee gingerbread spices
- 1 c. coffee cinnamon (small)
- 100 g powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, gently melt the honey and sugar.
- Cut the candied orange into small cubes. Combine almond powder and slivered almonds. Weigh flour, add yeast, cinnamon and gingerbread spices.
- Pour the candied oranges, almonds and slivered almonds over the honey/sugar mixture, stir, then pour in the dry mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon: the mixture is thick, it is normal.
- Pour into a large rectangular mould to a thickness of 1.5 cm. I used a silicone pan, otherwise a buttered and floured pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes at 170°.
- Meanwhile, prepare the icing: mix the powdered sugar with a little water, spread with a brush and allow to cool completely.
- Cut the leckerlis into cubes and set aside in a tin.