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choco_frosh- There was indeed much swearing. Not, oddly enough, in the kneading process, nor in rolling out the extra-sticky first batch: it was the later batches that stuck to the board, the rolling pin, or both...
- They don’t seem spicy enough. Good Lebkuchen, when fresh out of the oven, should really attack you, and then mellow over a couple of weeks. These didn’t feel spicy enough even for the mellowed version. Next time, maybe 4 t. mulling spice (if avail), a full 1/8 each Cardamom and pepper, 1/4 t Grain of Paradise(before grinding), and all the other spices x 1.5.
- They seemed to get too brown. Next time I'm gonna try 325, for fifteen minutes, then flip.
- Welserin (1553) suggests flouring the pans, rather than greasing. That might actually help.
- They don’t seem spicy enough. Good Lebkuchen, when fresh out of the oven, should really attack you, and then mellow over a couple of weeks. These didn’t feel spicy enough even for the mellowed version. Next time, maybe 4 t. mulling spice (if avail), a full 1/8 each Cardamom and pepper, 1/4 t Grain of Paradise(before grinding), and all the other spices x 1.5.
- They seemed to get too brown. Next time I'm gonna try 325, for fifteen minutes, then flip.
- Welserin (1553) suggests flouring the pans, rather than greasing. That might actually help.
