Prep
50 minsBake
10-12 minsServes
10+Difficulty
EasyAbout
If there’s one thing that’s better than a freshly baked gingerbread man, it’s a freshly baked gingerbread man with the added scrumptiousness of Lyle’s Golden Syrup. Try your hand at this easy gingerbread recipe and get your men on the march!
Follow this simple 5-step gingerbread recipe for the yummiest gingerbread folk you’ve ever tasted!
Gingerbread recipe
This delicious gingerbread recipe is perfect for baking up a batch of tasty treats, ideal for an afternoon snack to share with friends and family.
First, rub the butter into a mixture of flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger in a large bowl. Once you get fine breadcrumbs, add the Light Muscovado Cane Sugar.
Make a well in the centre of the mixture, stir in the egg and 3 tbsp of Lyle’s Golden Syrup and mix with a wooden spoon to make a soft, smooth dough.
Preheat the oven to 190°C/170° Fan, 375°F, Gas 5 – while it warms up, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll the dough until it’s about 5mm (¼”) thick and stamp with a 13cm (5”) gingerbread man cutter. Transfer to two lightly greased baking trays (or trays lined with a sheet of baking paper), then re-roll the remaining dough and repeat the process.
Leave cut-out gingerbread men to rest for about 20 minutes before baking. Then place them on the top and middle shelves of the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, swapping the trays halfway, until they’re slightly darkened. Leave them on the baking trays for a few minutes to firm up, then transfer them to a wire rack and leave to cool.
Don’t forget the icing! Prepare the egg white powder as per pack instructions and gradually sift over the Icing Sugar. When the consistency is a bit like toothpaste, spoon it into the piping bag with a fine No. 3 plain nozzle – ice the gingerbread men and leave to harden for a few hours.
Ingredients – 7 items
1
FOR THE GINGERBREAD MEN
Plain flour
Plus extra for rolling
Dr Oetker Bicarbonate Of Soda
Ground ginger
Cold unsalted butter, cubed
Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Light Muscovado Sugar
Large eggs
Beaten
Lyle’s Golden Syrup
FOR THE ICING
Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar
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