Gingerbread men
Serves 15-20
Easy
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Use this versatile dough to make gingerbread men and other shapes. Let the kids decorate them with icing for a perfect winter's day activity
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- 225g plain flourplus extra for dusting
- salt
- 2tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ground ginger
- cinnamon
- 75g unsalted butter
- 100g soft brown sugar
- 100g golden syrup
Nutrition: Per serving (20)
- kcal95
- fat2g
- saturates1g
- carbs17g
- sugars9g
- fibre0.5g
- protein1g
- salt0.44g
Method
step 1
Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Sieve the flour, salt, bicarb, ginger and cinnamon into a large bowl. Heat the butter, sugar and syrup until dissolved. Leave the sugar mixture to cool slightly, then mix into the dry ingredients to form a dough. Chill the dough in the fridge for 30 mins.
step 2
On a surface lightly dusted with flour, roll out the dough to a ¼-inch thickness. Stamp out the gingerbread men shapes with a cutter, then re-roll any off-cuts and repeat. Place your gingerbread shapes on the lined trays, allowing space for them to spread. Cook for 10-15 mins, then remove from the oven and leave to cool.
