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Ingredients
125g butter
100g dark brown muscovado sugar
4 tbsp golden syrup
325g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp ground ginger
Writing icing, to decorate (see tip)
40 edible eyes
20 small round red sweets, such as Skittles or M&M’s
Method
Preheat the oven to 170°C, gas mark 3. Line
2 large baking trays with baking parchment.
Melt the butter, sugar and syrup together in
a pan, then remove from the heat.
Sieve in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and
ginger, then stir together to make a stiff dough.
Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 5mm thick. Cut out about 18-20 gingerbread men and bake on 2 large, lined baking trays for 10 minutes then remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 5mm
thick. Using a medium gingerbread man cutter,
cut out 18-20 gingerbread men and place onto
the prepared trays. Bake for 10 minutes, then
remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Turn the biscuits upside down so the legs
become antlers. Decorate with icing to add
ears, antlers and a mouth, then use a little icing
to stick on the edible eyes and a red sweet as
a nose.
Cook’s tip
You can also decorate these with your own icing. Mix up a stiff paste using fondant icing sugar and a touch of water. Spoon into a disposable icing bag and snip off a small point at the end to start icing.
You can also decorate your bicuits as traditional gingerbread men to add variety.
Nutritional
Typical values per item when made using specific products in recipe
Energy
675kJ/ 161kcals
Fat
6.2g
Saturated Fat
4.1g
Carbohydrates
24g
Sugars
11g
Fibre
0.6g
Protein
2g
Salt
0.4g
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