Christmas time screams gingerbread men, gingerbread houses and gingerbread cookies! A great activity to share as a family, and kids simply love helping with this one!
INGREDIENTS
350 g plain flour 00,
100 g unsalted butter,
200 g soft brown sugar,
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda,
1 teaspoon powdered ginger,
1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon,
1 beaten egg,
4 tablespoons maple syrup, or honey,
1 large beaten egg,
4 tablespoons icing sugar,
Egg white as needed
HOW TO PREPARE
Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, and ginger all together in a bowl. Add the butter, and work into fine breadcrumbs.
Add brown sugar and mix well.
Beat the egg separately with the golden syrup in a bowl. Add to the flour mix and knead until it is a smooth dough.
Cover in cling film and store in the fridge for an hour.
Roll out the pastry, using some flour, and cut into shapes at 1cm thick.
Place on a parchment lined dish, and bake at 180 c for 10-15 min. Leave to cool.
Add icing sugar to a bowl, and add some beaten egg white to it, just bit, by bit, so you shall have the right consistency.
Mix very well as it tends to get more runny as you stir.
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