Gingerbread
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Recipe type: desserts
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
  1. Pre heat the oven to 1800C / 160oC (fan)
  2. Line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper
  3. Place the dry ingredients, the lemon zest and the beaten egg in to a large bowl
  4. Meanwhile place the syrup, butter and sugar into a pan and place over a low heat and melt together to make a sauce.
  5. Pour into the bowl containing the other ingredients and beat all together to make a smooth dough
  6. Scatter some icing sugar onto your work surface and roll the dough out to about ¾ inch thick
  7. Then using your cookie cutters cut out your shapes and place them onto the baking tray
  8. Cook in the oven for 10-15 minutes until golden brown
  9. 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