Gingerbread men2
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | ounces | Plain flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Bicarbonate of soda |
| 2 | teaspoons | Ground ginger |
| 4 | tablespoons | Golden syrup |
| 4 | ounces | Butter |
| 6 | ounces | Soft brown sugar |
| 1 | Egg, beaten | |
| Currants--to decorate | ||
Directions
Grease three baking sheets. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a bowl. Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in the sugar. Beat the syrup into the egg and stir into the bowl. Mix to form a dough and knead until smooth. Divide into two and roll out on a lightly floured surface to about ¼ in. thick. Using a gingerbread man cutter, cut out figures and place them on the baking sheets. decorate with currants. Bake in the oven at 375 F for 12-15 minutes until golden. Cool slightly then places on a wire rack.
Recipe by: Good Housekeeping Cookery Book Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #650 by Douglas Weller <dweller@...> on Jun 29, 1997