This adorable Christmas decoration will bring a festive touch to your home along with sweet ginger scents and is of course delicious to nibble on too! Get creative with decorating your gingerbread men or leave them plain for a simple, elegant look.
8 ingredients10 steps
Vegetarian
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, gas mark 4) Line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper.
Step 2
Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and ginger into a bowl and then add the butter and beat until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Ingredients for this step
350gAllinson's Plain White Flour
1 tspBicarbonate of soda
1 tspGround cinnamon
2 tspGround ginger
125gUnsalted butter (softened)
Step 3
Stir in the sugar until evenly distributed.
Ingredients for this step
175gBillington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
Step 4
Lightly beat the egg and golden syrup together and add to the mixture, beating until it forms a dough.
Ingredients for this step
1Free range large egg white(s)
4 tbspSilver Spoon Golden Syrup
Step 5
Wrap the dough in cling film and leave to chill in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
Step 6
Remove from the fridge and unwrap the clingfilm before rolling the dough out to approximately 1/2 cm thick.
Step 7
Cut out 10 gingerbread men and arrange them on the tray so that each hand is just touching and each foot is overlapping so that when they bake the wreath will remain in shape.
How to Make Your Own Biscuit and Cookie Cutters
You can make your own templates to use instead of cookie cutters so you can make any shape of cookie you like! Draw directly onto a piece of baking paper, or trace an outline from a printed image. Cut the template out with a pair of scissors then place the template on your rolled cookie dough and carefully cut around the edges with a sharp knife.
Step 8
Place the tray into the fridge to chill for an 20-25 minutes.
Step 9
Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes before removing. Leave to cool on the tray for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Step 10
When fully cooled, thread a thin ribbon in and out of the wreath using the gaps between the gingerbread mens arms. Tie a bow when the two ends of ribbon meet and hang up in the location of your choice. For more inspiration on different ways to create gingerbread watch our video.
Ingredients
MetricImperial
350gAllinson's Plain White Flour
2 tspGround ginger
125gUnsalted butter (softened)
1Free range large egg white(s)
1 tspBicarbonate of soda
1 tspGround cinnamon
175gBillington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar
4 tbspSilver Spoon Golden Syrup
Utensils
Baking tray
Greaseproof paper
Bowl
Cling film
Rolling pin
Gingerbread man cookie cutter
Ribbon
Nutritional information per 66g serving
Energy 315cal
Fat 11g
of which Saturates 6.7g
Carbohydrates 50g
of which Sugars 24g
Protein 4g
Salt 0.38g
0 Baker Ratings
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