Lekeh (New Year's gingerbread)

4 servings

130 minutes

The recipe is taken from the book "Cuisines of the World. Jewish cuisine.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 741.6
• Proteins: 8.8g
• Fats: 22.3g
• Carbohydrates: 130.1g

Ingredients

• Oranges: 1 pc
• Ginger root: 1 pc
• Wheat flour: 1 glass
• Sugar: 0.8 glass
• Soda: 1 tsp
• Ground ginger: 1 tsp
• Ground cinnamon: 1 tsp
• Flower honey: 1 glass
• Vegetable oil: 4 tbsp
• Chicken egg: 2 pc

Cooking steps

1. Wash the orange, grate the zest, and squeeze the juice.

   Required ingredients:

   • Oranges: 1 piece
   • Oranges: 1 piece

2. Peel the ginger root and grate it on a fine grater.

   Required ingredients:

   • Ginger root: 1 piece

3. Sift flour into a deep bowl, add sugar, baking soda, ground ginger and cinnamon, and mix.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 1 glass
   • Sugar: 0.8 glass
   • Soda: 1 teaspoon
   • Ground ginger: 1 teaspoon
   • Ground cinnamon: 1 teaspoon

4. Make a well in the center of the flour, pour in honey, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, and eggs.

   Required ingredients:

   • Flower honey: 1 glass
   • Vegetable oil: 4 tablespoons
   • Chicken egg: 2 pieces

5. Add orange zest.

   Required ingredients:

   • Oranges: 1 piece

6. Mix, pour in orange juice, add fresh ginger (a piece of 2-3 cm), knead the dough until smooth.

   Required ingredients:

   • Oranges: 1 piece
   • Ginger root: 1 piece

7. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

8. Grease the baking dish with the remaining vegetable oil and pour the dough into it.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 4 tablespoons

9. Bake the lekekh for 40-50 minutes.

10. Cool in the mold, then remove and turn onto a plate.