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Gingerbread Tree Decorations

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

These Gingerbread Tree Decoration biscuits can be piped with coloured icing, or you could get creative with lovely biscuit decorations that are available from good suppliers.  Bake and gift, simply place in a cellophane bag and tie with a pretty ribbon with a gift tag.

Preparation Time 20 minutes
Baking Time 12 minutes
Portions 6 large decorations
Skill Level Easy
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Gingerbread Tree Decorations Ingredients

125 grams Butter unsalted
150 grams Dark Muscovado (Billington's) Dark Muscovado (Billington's)
4 tbsp Golden Syrup (Silver Spoon) Golden Syrup (Silver Spoon)
300 grams Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
1 tsp Bicarbonate Of Soda
2 tsp Ginger ground (optional)
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Additional Ingredients

250 grams Golden Icing Sugar (Billington's) Golden Icing Sugar (Billington's)
1 Dried Egg White, sachet
Food colour paste, assorted
 

This recipe uses

  • Dark Muscovado (Billington's)
  • Golden Syrup (Silver Spoon)
  • Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
  • Golden Icing Sugar (Billington's)

How to make Gingerbread Tree Decorations

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  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/160°C fan /Gas Mark 4. Grease and flour a baking sheet. method tip
  2. Melt together the butter, sugar and syrup. sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ground ginger, if using. Mix the melted butter mixture into the flour until the dough comes together. method tip
  3. On a floured surface roll out the dough to 5mm thick. Using a floured cutter, cut out your preferred shapes and transfer to the prepared baking sheet on a palette knife or similar.
  4. Bake for 12 minutes until cooked through. Have ready a skewer or cocktail stick. As soon as the biscuits are out of the oven and they are still soft, use the skewer to make a hole for the ribbon to go through. Cool on a rack.
  5. Meanwhile, make the icing. Sift the icing sugar and mix in the egg white. Add 1 teaspoon of water and mix until the icing is quite thick and does not drop off the spoon. Add a little more water of needed. Colour with paste until the colour is as you like it. method tip
  6. Spoon into piping bag. Decorate biscuits to your design. method tip
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