Elisen Gingerbread – gingerbread cookies with dried fruits
Quoi vous ne connaissez pas les Elisenlebkuchen ?!!! Alors il vaut vite réparer ça car ces biscuits façon pain d’épices sont juste une tuerie. Très présents lors des fêtes de fin d’année dans l’est de la France ils sont un concentré de gourmandise, il n’y a cas voir la liste d’ingrédients (mais non ne prenez pas peur !) !!! Une gourmandise oui, mais une gourmandise pleine de bonne choses, car essentiellement composée de fruits secs. Et il en faut de l’énergie pour courir dans les magasins et terminer ou commencer (qui a dit qu j’étais à la bourre !!!) les achats de Noël !
You have seen how in the blink of an eye I take your guilt away so that you can prepare these little wonders !
Elisen Gingerbread – gingerbread cookies with dried fruits {Christmas recipe #4}
Ingredients (pour 40)
- 180 g of almond paste
- 150 g ground almonds
- 150 g coarsely chopped hazelnuts
- 80 g chopped candied oranges
- 60 g chopped preserved lemon
- 4 egg whites
- 2 eggs
- 80 g semi-wholemeal flour
- 50 g cane sugar
- 3 c. at c. mixing 4 spices
- 2 pinch of cinnamon
- 1 pinch of salt
- 100 g of walnut kernels
For the chocolate frosting
- 150 g of chocolate
- 50 grams of sugar
- 8 key of water
Description
Preheat the oven to 170°.
Grate the almond paste then add the sugar. Mix using a food processor.
Then add the egg whites one by one then the whole eggs while continuing to whisk.
Then add the flour, salt and spices then candied fruits. Finish by adding the almond powder and chopped hazelnuts, mix everything well.
Pour the mixture into a piping bag then onto a baking tray covered with baking paper, form circles of 4 cm in diameter. Wet your fingers with water and level the surface of the Elisenlebkuchen. Finally add a walnut kernel on top.
Bake 15 minutes.
Leave to cool then prepare the icing by making a sugar syrup with the water and sugar to which you will add the chocolate pieces off the heat.. Then dip Elisenlebkuchen in it and reserve on baking paper. Let it freeze 3 hours.
To be enjoyed with a good tea but if you don't eat it all right away, Elisenlebkuchen can be kept 10 days in a box.
Emilie
LadyMilonguera
17.12.13These little gingerbreads will be devoured in one bite.…
Emilie
21.12.13That, It's certain !!!
Champion
17.12.13photos like this are unbearable…. 🙂
Have a good day
Emilie
21.12.13🙂 Merci
And
17.12.13Little gingerbreads that are beautiful to bite into! I adore …. spices and dried fruits, all that I love!
Thank you for this beautiful sharing!
Emilie
21.12.13Merci. They will be perfect for snacking with the family…
Kris
18.12.13I live in Germany and I know the Lebkuchen version here without nuts and almond paste… For those passing through Germany, in supermarkets they sell sachets of Lebkuchen spices which are delicious !
And the tradition here is to make small bags of 6 to offer to loved ones 🙂
Thank you for your beautiful recipes !!