Ingredients

  • 1 cup honey
  • ¾ cup sugar, brown packed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 2 ¾ cups plain flour sifted
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • Topping
  • ½ cup sliced almonds nice pieces
  • ¼ cup citron nice squares
  • Glaze
  • 1 cup sugar, caster
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. Magimix honey, brown sugar, egg, lemon juice and zest. Add remaining ingredients and blend well. Wrap with plastic wrap, pat into circle and chill well.
2. Roll out dough to 1/4" thickness. Cut into 2" rounds. Place on greased baking sheet.
3. Preheat oven to 400*F/200*C/GM 6.
4. With fingers, round up cookies a bit toward the center. Press in sliced almonds to resemble the petals of a daisy. Place a piece of citron in the middle.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes until just set. Immediately brush with glazing. Place onto waxed paper and cool.
6. Glaze: Dissolve 1 cup sugar in water. Bring to a boil and continue to short thread stage. Remove from heat, add powdered sugar.
7. Store in container with a cut apple for a few days to mellow. Check that apple remains fresh.

Notes
Serving Ideas:Original serves 20.


Categories
Cookies
Keywords
Cookies
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