German style gingerbread recipe

German Style Gingerbread recipe

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Ingredients

2 ½ tbsp	golden syrup, warm container in hot water for several minutes in advance
110 g	butter
110 g	brown sugar
1 medium	egg, yolk only
225 g	plain flour
1 tsp	baking powder
3 tsp	ground ginger
½ tsp	ground cinnamon, optional
	icing, mixed peel, glacÚ cherries etc as decoration

Instructions

Quantity made will depend upon the shapes and sizes selected.

Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4, 180░C, 350░F.

Cream butter and sugar in a bowl and then add yolk. Beat in the syrup.

Sieve remaining ingredients together and slowly add to butter mixture. Mix to combine and knead to a dough. Form dough into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill in the refrigerator for an hour.

Lightly flour the work surface and rolling pin and roll out pastry to about 3/8 inch or 1cm thick. Cut into shapes with a biscuit or gingerbread cutter.

Place shapes on a greased baking tray, allowing about an inch, 2-3 cm separation and bake for about 12 minutes.

Allow to cool slightly for several minutes and remove using a spatula.

Allow to cool on a wire rack and decorate when cold.

Preparation time:
ca. 1 hr 30 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a