jc_cw, the following recipe was posted a number of years ago by brianmac, now known as cookessentials.....
GINGERBREAD MEN 125g butter ½ cup sugar 1 egg yolk 2 cups plain flour 1 tsp baking soda 3 tsp ground ginger 2½ tbsp golden syrup currants;glace cherries;assorted sweets
Warm the golden syrup in a small heatproof bowl over hot water to soften the syrup. Cream the butter and sugar until creamy, add the egg yolk and beat well.Gradually add the sifted dry ingredients and the warmed syrup.Mix well.Knead the mixture lightly on a floured board, then either cut a gingerbread man shape out of cardboard and use it as a guide or use cutters – the trimmings can be used for hats.Place the gingerbread men on lightly greased trays and press on currants for eyes and cherry pieces for noses. Bake at180°C-190°Cfor15 minutes.Cool on trays.When cold, decorate with coloured sweets for mouth and buttons, secured with a little royal icing.:-))
pam.delilah,
Nov 30, 12:42am
Gingerbread Men Crispy 125g Butter 2 1/2 Tablespoons Golden Syrup 2 teaspoons ground Ginger 1 teaspoon ground Nutmeg 1/2 cup Sugar 2 cups Flour 1 teaspoon Baking Soda 1 Egg Yolk Directions: 1. Melt butter, sugar, and golden syrup in a pot over low to medium heat. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
2. Beat in egg yolk and sift in dry ingredients.
3. Knead and roll out to 1/2cm thick. Use cookie cutter to cut out shapes.
4. Place shapes on baking tray on top of baking paper.
5. Bake at 180 degrees C for about 8 minutes. They are done when the edges are golden brown.
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool on rack before decorating.
To make it really fun for the kids, create several different coloured icings and have a variety of sprinkles, sugar balls and mini M&M's on hand. Use the icing to stick the decorations to the gingerbread.
Combine water and butter and stir in icing sugar. Divide mixture and add a drop or two of food colouring. You can make icing bag by placing some of the icing in a small plastic bag (such as a plastic sandwich bag) and cutting a very small hole in one of the bottom corners.
Gingerbread Men
Ingredients 2-2 1/2 cups plain flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 Tbspground ginger 220g firmly packed Soft Brown Sugar 150g butter 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup Icing sugar Food colouring & lollies to decorate Method Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Sift flour, baking soda and ginger together and place in a bowl or food processor. Add Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar or Dark Cane Sugar.
Add butter and rub in with fingertips or pulse in food processor until resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg and stir or pulse to mix. If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour to the mix and wrap in cling wrap. Refrigerate for half an hour.
Roll out on lightly floured surface or between 2 sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick, using cookie cutters, cut shapes and place on tray. Form leftover dough into a ball and re-roll and repeat cutting out until all the dough is used up.
Bake gingerbread men for 8-10 minutes or until cooked and golden. Remove from oven and cool on baking rack.
Make icing by adding a few drops of food colouring and 1½ tsp water to the icing sugar and drop a small amount under each spot where you wish to place a lolly.
245sam,
Nov 29, 11:39pm
jc_cw, the following recipe was posted a number of years ago by brianmac, now known as cookessentials.
GINGERBREAD MEN 125g butter ½ cup sugar 1 egg yolk 2 cups plain flour 1 tsp baking soda 3 tsp ground ginger 2½ tbsp golden syrup currants;glace cherries;assorted sweets
Warm the golden syrup in a small heatproof bowl over hot water to soften the syrup. Cream the butter and sugar until creamy, add the egg yolk and beat well.Gradually add the sifted dry ingredients and the warmed syrup.Mix well.Knead the mixture lightly on a floured board, then either cut a gingerbread man shape out of cardboard and use it as a guide or use cutters – the trimmings can be used for hats.Place the gingerbread men on lightly greased trays and press on currants for eyes and cherry pieces for noses. Bake at180°C-190°Cfor15 minutes.Cool on trays.When cold, decorate with coloured sweets for mouth and buttons, secured with a little royal icing.:-))
pam.delilah,
Nov 30, 12:42am
Gingerbread Men Crispy 125g Butter 2 1/2 Tablespoons Golden Syrup 2 teaspoons ground Ginger 1 teaspoon ground Nutmeg 1/2 cup Sugar 2 cups Flour 1 teaspoon Baking Soda 1 Egg Yolk Directions: 1. Melt butter, sugar, and golden syrup in a pot over low to medium heat. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
2. Beat in egg yolk and sift in dry ingredients.
3. Knead and roll out to 1/2cm thick. Use cookie cutter to cut out shapes.
4. Place shapes on baking tray on top of baking paper.
5. Bake at 180 degrees C for about 8 minutes. They are done when the edges are golden brown.
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool on rack before decorating.
To make it really fun for the kids, create several different coloured icings and have a variety of sprinkles, sugar balls and mini M&M's on hand. Use the icing to stick the decorations to the gingerbread.
Combine water and butter and stir in icing sugar. Divide mixture and add a drop or two of food colouring. You can make icing bag by placing some of the icing in a small plastic bag (such as a plastic sandwich bag) and cutting a very small hole in one of the bottom corners.
Gingerbread Men
Ingredients 2-2 1/2 cups plain flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 Tbspground ginger 220g firmly packed Soft Brown Sugar 150g butter 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup Icing sugar Food colouring & lollies to decorate Method Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Sift flour, baking soda and ginger together and place in a bowl or food processor. Add Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar or Dark Cane Sugar.
Add butter and rub in with fingertips or pulse in food processor until resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg and stir or pulse to mix. If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour to the mix and wrap in cling wrap. Refrigerate for half an hour.
Roll out on lightly floured surface or between 2 sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick, using cookie cutters, cut shapes and place on tray. Form leftover dough into a ball and re-roll and repeat cutting out until all the dough is used up.
Bake gingerbread men for 8-10 minutes or until cooked and golden. Remove from oven and cool on baking rack.
Make icing by adding a few drops of food colouring and 1½ tsp water to the icing sugar and drop a small amount under each spot where you wish to place a lolly.
bev00,
Nov 30, 11:14am
for the grandies
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