Make the perfect gingerbread man
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One of the best things about Christmas is that’s it’s a time to give into temptation and indulge in all the Christmas sweet treats! A European classic, the gingerbread man is always the perfect festive biscuit. This year why not try making some for yourselves with our simple gingerbread recipe?!
Ingredients check list:
- 4 tsp ground ginger
- 7 tbsp golden syrup
- 200g brown sugar
- 250g butter
- 600g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
Method:
1) Preheat the oven to 200C.
2) Sieve the flour into a bowl and mix in the baking soda.
3) Melt the butter in a saucepan and add syrup, brown sugar and ginger. Stir until the mixture forms a thick syrup.
4) Mix the dry and the wet mixtures together to form a sturdy dough. If the dough is too wet, roll in some more flour, one tablespoon at a time. If the dough is too dry add a teaspoon of water at a time. Do this until the dough is moist and easy to handle and shape.
5) Roll out the dough and use cookie cutters to cut out gingerbread man shapes.
6) Bake for 10 - 15 minutes.
7) Leave to cool and decorate!
If your feeling really creative you could also try and make gingerbread Christmas trees, reindeer, snowmen, even a whole gingerbread house! The possibilities are endless…
