Lebkuchen

Bulk Recipe

Combine in a pot and bring to a boil:

3 lbs honey
2 lbs sugar

Let the mixture cool for a bit, then add:

2 teaspoons cloves
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ a pound of butter
1 cup buttermilk
A little flour – should still be runny

Let sit overnight on the counter, covered with a towel.

Add:

5 beaten eggs
1 pound of walnuts
1 teaspoon cardamom
1 cup buttermilk
2 ½ teaspoons baking soda

Add slowly until stiff:

9 pounds of flour

Dust counter with flour, then roll out until ¼ inch thick, dusting with flour when necessary.

Using a pizza cutter, cut into rectangles about 3″ x 2″. Add one walnut on top of each cookie.

Bake at 350º for 15 minutes.

Third of Bulk Recipe

Combine in a pot and bring to a boil:

1 lb honey
11 ounces sugar

Let the mixture cool for a bit, then add:

½ teaspoons cloves
½ teaspoons cinnamon
2 ½ ounces butter
⅓ cup buttermilk
A little flour – should still be runny

Let sit overnight on the counter, covered with a towel.

Add:

2 beaten eggs
11 ounces walnuts
⅓ teaspoon cardamom
⅓ cup buttermilk
¾ teaspoons baking soda

Add flour until stiff.

Dust counter with flour, then roll out until ¼ inch thick, dusting with flour when necessary.

Using a pizza cutter, cut into rectangles about 3″ x 2″. Add one walnut on top of each cookie.

Bake at 350º for 15 minutes.