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| Decorated Men and Women! |
The Gingerbread recipe is really simple - you can taste the spices but they're not overpowering, so if you like your biscuits with a bit of a kick double the amount of spices in the recipe.
Gingerbread Men
Makes approx. 40 small men/women
Ingredients:
350g plain flour, plus extra for rolling out1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
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| Dry ingredients + butter |
2 tsp ground ginger
0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
pinch of mixed spice
100g butter
150g light soft brown sugar
1 free-range egg
4 tbsp golden syrup
Writing icing to decorate – and anything else you fancy!
180oC oven, 170oC fan oven
Method:
Breadcrumbed mix
1.
Mix the
flour, bicarb, ginger, cinnamon into a bowl. Add the butter and rub into
breadcrumbs with your fingertips, then mix in the sugar.
2.
In a
separate bowl mix the egg and golden syrup together and then add to the
breadcrumbed mix.
3.
Form
into a dough with your hands, wrap in clingfilm and leave to chill in the
fridge for at least 15 minutes. You might need to add a tiny splash of milk at
this stage to make the dough come together.
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| Dough before rolling |
4.
Once
chilled roll the dough out on a floured surface to approx. 0.5cm thick, cut
using whatever cutters you fancy, and move onto a greased and lined baking tray
– leaving enough space between them to allow a slight spreading whilst they
cook.
5.
Bake in
the middle of your preheated oven for approx. 10 minutes, or until light golden
brown.
6.
Cool on
a wire rack until completely cold and then decorate with your writing pens.
These are a really fun thing to make - and really easy! They would make a good present too if you wanted to get creative and make a unique present for someone! Below are some of our best decorating efforts.
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| Dough with cutters |
Happy Baking,
The Baking Ginger xx
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