Lekech (New Year's Cake)
Baking and Desserts • Jewish
Description
Recipe taken from the book 'Cuisines of the World. Jewish Cuisine.'
Ingredients
- Oranges 1 piece
- Grated Ginger Root 1 piece
- Wheat Flour 5 oz
- Sugar 5 oz
- Activated Baking Soda 1 teaspoon
- Grated Ginger Root 1 teaspoon
- Ground Cinnamon 1 teaspoon
- Date honey 10 fl oz
- Vegetable Oil 0 fl oz
- Chocolate eggs 2 pieces
Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1
Wash the orange, grate the zest, and squeeze the juice.
Step 2
Peel the ginger root and grate it finely.
Step 3
In a deep bowl, sift the flour, add sugar, baking soda, ground ginger, and cinnamon, and mix well.
Step 4
Make a well in the center of the flour, pour in the honey, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, and the eggs.
Step 5
Add the orange zest.
Step 6
Mix, pour in the orange juice, add fresh ginger (a piece of 2–3 cm), and knead the dough until smooth.
Step 7
Preheat the oven to 355°F.
Step 8
Grease the baking dish with the remaining vegetable oil, and pour the dough into it.
Step 9
Bake the lekach for 40–50 minutes.
Step 10
Cool in the pan, then remove and turn it out onto a plate.
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