GINGERBREAD MEN, SILESIAN-STYLE

Gingerbread Men, Silesian-Style image

Provided by Moira Hodgson

Categories dessert

Time 45m

Yield 8 - 16 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups of honey
Scant cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter
5 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 3/4 cups hulled almonds
1 cup candied lemon peel, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
Pinch ground cloves
Pinch black pepper
1 egg
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon hot water

Steps:

Combine the honey, sugar and butter and heat while stirring constantly until you have a smooth, well-blended mixture. Allow to cool.
Put four cups of the flour and the baking powder in a mixing bowl. Split a dozen of the nicest almonds and set aside; mince the rest. Add the minced almonds and candied lemon peel to the flour along with the spices; mix well. Add the egg and stir in vigorously, then work in the cooled honey mixture. Gradually add more flour to the dough, using only enough to produce a dough that no longer adheres to the side of the mixing bowl.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with butter. Roll out the dough about three-quarters of an inch thick on a surface that has been sprinkled with flour; cut out the gingerbread men with the help of a cardboard stencil or a cookie cutter. Place the cookies on the baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes.
In the meantime, mix the confectioners sugar with the lemon juice and hot water; brush the gingerbread men with this sugar glaze when they emerge from the oven and attach the almond halves using the glaze as an adhesive.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 589, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 112 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 100 milligrams, Sugar 63 grams, TransFat 0 grams