Gingerbread

Bake some cute gingerbread men.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/gingerbread • Posted by Tracey Mann

For gingerbread men, try adding currants for eyes before baking

You will need

15 ml (1 tbsp) 
 Ground Ginger 450 g (1 lb) 
 Plain Flour 225 g (8oz) soft Brown Sugar Treacle 7 ½ ml (1½ tsp) Cinnamon 5 ml (1 tsp) Bicarbonate Of Soda 15 ml (1 tbsp) Milk

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For gingerbread men, try adding currants for eyes before baking

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 170ºC/ 325ºF/ Gas Mark 3.

2. Place the butter, treacle and sugar into a saucepan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved and the butter melted. Cool slightly.

3. Sieve the dry ingredients into
a mixing bowl. Pour the melted mixture into the dry ingredients
and stir.

4. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the milk and add to the mixture. Combine to make a dough, adding more milk if necessary.

5. Place the dough in a plastic bag and chill in the fridge for 40 minutes.

6. 

   Continue as for vanilla cookies then bake for 10–15 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies.