German Gingerbread Spice Mix – Lebkuchengewuerz – Neunerlei

The German Gingerbread Spice Mix is consisting of 9 different spices used in Gingerbread and a variety of Christmas cookies. In Germany we call this spice blend Lebkuchengewuerz or Neunerlei.

Ingredients for the Spice Mix:

2 teaspoons of ground:

• cinnamon (Zimt)
• cloves (Nelken)
• coriander, cilantro (Koriander)
• anise (Anis)
• ginger (Ingwer)
• mace (Muskatbluete)
• cardamom (Kardamom)
• nutmeg (Muskatnuss)
• all-spice (Nelkenpfeffer, Piment)

Preparation of the Spice Mix:

If the spices are not available as ground spices, the fruit can be grated or ground. I use a box grater and an electric coffee grinder. Mix the ground spices together. It is easy to double the amount of each spice and to store the leftovers in a canning jar covered with a lid.

To use the Neunerlei in Oma’s Lebkuchen Recipe click here.

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