Gingerbread Men Recipe
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About this recipe for gingerbread men
The depth of flavour from light muscovado sugar coupled with the spicy ground ginger make these crunchy biscuits the ultimate gingerbread men. You could even give your gingerbread an added twist by adding Biscoff spread; simply add 3 tbsp Biscoff spread, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp ground ginger and 5 tbsp golden syrup to the dough prior to the chilling stage.
These gingerbread biscuits also work well if you’re making our Gingerbread Trifle dessert - and if you’d like to give them a place of their own, here’s our Gingerbread House recipe.
- Vegetarian
Method
Step 1
Place the butter and muscovado sugar in a medium sized saucepan and heat gently until the butter has melted and the muscovado sugar has dissolved. Stir until the mixture blends together but do not boil.
Ingredients for this step
- 100gButter (unsalted)
- 50gBillington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
- 5 tbspSilver Spoon Golden Syrup
Step 2
Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger together then beat it into the muscovado sugar mixture with the golden syrup until smooth.
Ingredients for this step
- 225gAllinson's plain white flour
- 0.5 tspBicarbonate of soda
- 2 tspGround ginger
- 5 tbspSilver Spoon Golden Syrup
Step 3
Turn the mixture out onto cling film and pat into a flat ball. Wrap tightly and chill for 30 mins or until firm enough to roll out.
Step 4
Heat the oven to 190°C (gas mark 5). Line two baking trays with baking parchment.
Step 5
Dust the work top with a little flour and roll out the dough to the thickness of a one pound coin. Cut out your gingerbread men (or whatever shape you like) and place on the baking trays.
Step 6
Bake for 10-12 minutes until just turning slightly darker at the edges.
Step 7
Leave to cool on the baking tray for 10 minutes then slide the gingerbread men onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Decorate as desired.
Step 8
To make the Biscoff version:
Add 3 tbsp Biscoff spread, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp ground ginger and 5 tbsp golden syrup to the dough prior to the chilling stage.
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 100gButter (unsalted)
- 50gBillington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
- 5 tbspSilver Spoon Golden Syrup
- 225gAllinson's plain white flour
- 0.5 tspBicarbonate of soda
- 2 tspGround ginger