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Gingerbread Family

Gingerbread Family

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

This gingerbread family recipe is a fun idea for Christmas.

Preparation Time 15 minutes
Baking Time 10 minutes
Portions 20
Skill Level Easy
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Gingerbread Family Ingredients

350 grams Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
1 tsp Ginger (ground)
1 tsp Bicarbonate Of Soda
100 grams Butter (unsalted, cubed, cold)
150 grams Light Muscovado Sugar (Billington's) Light Muscovado Sugar (Billington's)
1 Free Range Eggs (beaten) Free Range Eggs
4 tbsp Golden Syrup (Silver Spoon) Golden Syrup (Silver Spoon)
Silver Spoon Cakecraft Writing Icing
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How to make Gingerbread Family

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  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Line a couple of baking trays with greaseproof paper. method tip
  2. Sieve the flour, ginger and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl. Using your fingertips rub in the butter until you get a fine breadcrumb texture, then add the sugar and stir in. method tip
  3. Whisk the beaten egg and the golden syrup and add to the bowl. Mix to form a dough.
  4. Lightly flour your work surface then roll out the dough to a thickness of 3-4mm, then using gingerbread family cutters, cut out the shapes, and lay each one out onto the baking trays.
  5. Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes until golden brown.
  6. Once baked, leave to cool on a wire rack.
  7. Next using royal icing in a piping bag or white writing icing pipe the names of your family onto the biscuits. You can use these as gifts or name tags on presents. method tip
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