Gingerbread
Author: Jenny Paulin
Recipe type: desserts
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Serves: 12
- 450g plain flour
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp baking powder (recipe stated bicrabonate of soda but I did not have any!)
- 115g unsalted butter
- 5 tbsp golden syrup
- 125g brown sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- zest of 1 lemon (my additon)
- icing sugar for dusting
- Pre heat the oven to 1800C / 160oC (fan)
- Line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper
- Place the dry ingredients, the lemon zest and the beaten egg in to a large bowl
- Meanwhile place the syrup, butter and sugar into a pan and place over a low heat and melt together to make a sauce.
- Pour into the bowl containing the other ingredients and beat all together to make a smooth dough
- Scatter some icing sugar onto your work surface and roll the dough out to about ¾ inch thick
- Then using your cookie cutters cut out your shapes and place them onto the baking tray
- Cook in the oven for 10-15 minutes until golden brown
- Allow to cool on a wire rack - decorate if you wish with chocolate or icing
Recipe by Mummy Mishaps at http://www.mummymishaps.co.uk/2014/05/gingerbread-cookies-baking-with-kids.html
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