Usuba
Lekech with Orange and Ginger
Traditional Jewish honey cake with spices. Lekech is prepared for the New Year as a symbol of a sweet life. The dough is flavored with fresh and ground ginger, cinnamon, orange zest and juice. Honey gives the cake moisture and deep flavor.
- Total
- 130 min
- Standard serving
- 240.9 g
Ingredients
Total 10
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Wash the orange, grate the zest on a fine grater, squeeze the juice.
- 2
Step 2
Peel the ginger root, grate it on a fine grater (a piece 2–3 cm in size).
- 3
Step 3
Sift the flour into a deep bowl, add sugar, baking soda, ground ginger and cinnamon. Mix well.
- 4
Step 4
Make a depression in the center of the flour mixture. Pour in honey, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and eggs.
- 5
Step 5
Add orange zest.
- 6
Step 6
Mix, pour in orange juice, add freshly grated ginger. Knead the dough until smooth.
- 7
Step 7
Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
- 8
Step 8
Grease the baking pan with the remaining vegetable oil, place the dough in it.
- 9
Step 9
Bake for 40–50 minutes until golden brown.
- 10
Step 10
Cool the cake in the pan, then remove and turn over onto a plate.
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