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Gingerbread man Recipes

Posted: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:40 am
by pills
want to share this lovely recipe with you:

Ginger Bread Man
Ingredients

75 g soft brown sugar
2 tbsp golden syrup
1 tbsp black treacle/molasses
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp ginger powder
1 pinch ground cloves
zest of 1/2 an orange
95 g butter, cubed
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
225 g plain flour
Icing to decorate

Methods

* Blend sugar, syrup, treacle, ginger, cinnamon, zest and 1 tbsp of water together in saucepan
* Bring to boil and when bubbling, remove pan from heat and stir in butter and bicarbonate of soda
* Mix in the flour slowly until you have a smooth manageable dough
* Cover the dough and leave it in the refrigerator for about 30 mins until dough becomes firm
* Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
* When ready, rough the doll on a slightly flour surface until it is about 3 mm thick
* Cut out gingerbread man using cutter
* Arrange gingerbread man on lightly grease baking sheets and bake for 10-15 mins or until they feel firm when lightly pressed

thank you

Posted: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 2:12 pm
by gen-y
Hi,

Thank you for sharing. Definately something interesting for the festive season.. :wink: