German Honey Bars Food

LEBKUCHEN (GERMAN HONEY BARS)

Steps:

• Honey bars:
• Heat honey and water in a large heavy saucepan until runny. Remove from heat, and stir in butter until melted. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and stir in brown sugar, eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, spices, and salt.
• Add the flour mixture to the honey mixture and stir just until combined. Add almonds, citron, and candied orange peel. Stir until the dough is smooth. Cover the dough tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 24 hours or up to 1 month.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan and line with parchment paper so it extends over the 2 long sides.
• Firmly press the dough into the prepared pan to form a smooth, even layer. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean, about 30 minutes.
• Citrus glaze and decoration:
• In a medium bowl, beat together powdered sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla until smooth. While the lebkuchen is still warm, spread glaze evenly over the top.
• Mark into bars by cutting into the lebkuchen about ¼ inch deep with a knife. Decorate, if desired, by placing 1 candied cherry in the center of each bar. And arrange 4 blanched almonds around each cherry.
• Let stand in the pan on a rack until completely cool and the icing is set. Using the overhanging parchment as handles, transfer to a cutting board. Cut into bars. If possible, let the cookies age for at least 2 weeks to allow the spices to ripen. Lebkuchen will keep for months in an airtight container.

HONEY BARS

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Add oil, honey, egg, vanilla, and nuts. Dough will be stiff.
• Press into a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 minutes.
• Combine icing ingedients and pour over bars immediately after removing from oven. Cut into squares.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE SNACKING BARS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt chocolate and butter or margarine over low heat. Remove pan from heat.
• Stir 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk, eggs, biscuit mix, and vanilla into chocolate mixture.
• Spread batter evenly into a greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, combine the remaining condensed milk with the coconut; spoon evenly over batter in baking dish. Sprinkle nuts over the top; press them down firmly.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bake for 25 minutes, or until done. Cool and cut into bars.

HONEY BARS

Steps:

• For the bars:.
• Preaheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Lightly grease and flour 9x13 baking pan.
• Mix oil, honey, egg and vanilla in large mixing bowl.
• In separate bowl, mix sugar, flour, cinnamon, pecans, salt and baking soda.
• Mix dry ingredients into moist.
• Put into baking pan.
• Bake 15-20 minutes.
• Icing:.
• Combine all ingredients and pour over hot bars fresh out of the oven.

HONEY BARS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt and set aside. Beat eggs in a large bowl until thick and lemon colored. Beat in honey and almond extract.
• Gradually add in dry ingredients blending well. Stir in dates and almonds. Spread evenly in a 13 x 9 inch greased pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) 12-15 minutes until lightly brown on top. Cool 2 minutes in pan. Cut into bars. When cool, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.