Mini Gingerbread Houses

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  Step 1

  Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder and salt.

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  Step 2

  Add the butter.

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  Step 3

  Crumble the butter into the flour.

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  Step 4

  Whisk in the sugar.

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  Step 5

  Mix in the golden syrup.

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  Step 6

  Scoop into a dough ball and wrap in clingfilm before chilling for a few hours in the fridge.

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  Step 7

  Lay a sheet of baking paper on your counter, break off a bit of dough and place the dough in the middle, then cover with a second sheet of baking paper. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough as thinly as possible.

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  Step 8

  Use cookie cutters (check out my tutorial for making your own) or templates to cut out two door pieces, two walls and two roof pieces for each gingerbread house.

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  Step 9

  Cut as many from each dough sheet as possible before scooping up the excess and rolling out again.

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  Step 10

  Place the pieces carefully on a baking sheet covered in baking paper.

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  Step 11

  Bake at 150'C for 15 minutes and leave to cool.

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  Step 12

  Coat the roof tiles with white chocolate.

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  Step 13

  Sprinkle with sliced almonds to look like roof slates.

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  Step 14

  Begin constructing the gingerbread houses by coating the sides of the wall pieces with white chocolate and then sticking to one of the door pieces. Hold in place until set.

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  Step 15

  Spread the other edge of the walls with white chocolate and attach the second door piece.

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  Step 16

  Coat the top of the house with white chocolate.

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  Step 17

  Hold the first roof piece in place and coat the top of the second roof piece with white chocolate before sliding in place.

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  Step 18

  Leave to set and they're ready to serve.

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  Step 19

  They look adorable on the side of a mug of hot chocolate.

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