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Very Easy Gingerbread

I love making gingerbread with Arthur, it’s one of our favourite things to do. He gets so excited mixing the dough, breaking the egg, cutting out shapes, and, of course, sneaking a taste along the way!
Makes: 12 Biscuits
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes

Equipment:

  • 1 Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Stand Mixer
  • Kitchen Scales
  • 1 Set of Measuring Spoons
  • Ginger Bread Man 3 Piece Cookie Cutters
  • Reusable baking parchment
  • 1 Baking Tray
  • 1 Cooling Rack

Ingredients:  

  • 250 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 125 g unsalted butter, softened
  • 175 g brown sugar
  • 1 med egg
  • 4 tbsp golden syrup or honey

Instructions: 

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon
  • Add the butter and rub it into the flour with your fingertips until it looks like breadcrumbs
  • Stir in the sugar
  • Add the egg and golden syrup, then mix until a dough forms
  • Lightly flour a surface and roll out the dough to about 5mm thick
  • Cut into shapes using cookie cutters
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F)
  • Place the shapes on a lined baking tray and bake for 10–12 minutes until golden
  • Let the gingerbread cool on a wire rack before decorating with icing and sprinkles!

Tips / Notes

You can use either a stand or handheld mixer, BUT don't over mix.
All ovens are slightly different so check your gingerbread at about 10 mins
I hope you enjoy the recipe—let me know if you give it a try and how it turns out!
 

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