Gingerbread Men Recipe
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1-2 teaspoon ground ginger
6 tablespoons butter
½ cup light brown sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
To decorate:
Currants
Candied cherries
Glace icing
Makes 8-12
Sift the flour with the baking powder, soda and ginger. Cream the butter with the sugar and syrup until fluffy. Add the dry ingredients and knead well to a smooth dough. Roll out the dough to about 5 mm/¼ inch thick and cut out men (or boys and girls). Place them on lightly greased baking sheets.
Press in currants for the eyes and pieces of cherry for the mouths. Bake in a preheated hot oven (220 C / 425 F, Gas Mark 7) for about 10 minutes.
Cool on the baking sheets, then decorate with the glace icing, piping in hair, clothes, etc.
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1-2 teaspoon ground ginger
6 tablespoons butter
½ cup light brown sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
To decorate:
Currants
Candied cherries
Glace icing
Makes 8-12
Sift the flour with the baking powder, soda and ginger. Cream the butter with the sugar and syrup until fluffy. Add the dry ingredients and knead well to a smooth dough. Roll out the dough to about 5 mm/¼ inch thick and cut out men (or boys and girls). Place them on lightly greased baking sheets.
Press in currants for the eyes and pieces of cherry for the mouths. Bake in a preheated hot oven (220 C / 425 F, Gas Mark 7) for about 10 minutes.
Cool on the baking sheets, then decorate with the glace icing, piping in hair, clothes, etc.
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