Gingerbread Men

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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
14
Yields:
20 biscuits
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ingredients

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directions

  • These gingerbread men are both fun and easy to make, and, what's more, the kids will love them!
  • Ingredients
  • Method.
  • Preheat oven to 180°C Brush 2 baking trays with melted butter to lightly grease.
  • Use an electric beater to beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add the golden syrup and egg yolk and beat until combined. Stir in the flour, ginger, mixed spice and bicarbonate of soda. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Press dough into a disc. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to rest.
  • Meanwhile, place egg white in a clean, dry bowl. Use an electric beater to beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add icing sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Divide icing among 3 bowls. Cover 1 bowl with plastic wrap and place in the fridge. Add red colouring to 1 bowl and stir until combined. Add green colouring to remaining bowl and stir until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge.
  • Place the dough between 2 sheets of baking paper and roll out until about 4mm thick. Use a 9cm gingerbread man cutter to cut out shapes. Place on trays about 3cm apart. Repeat with any excess dough.
  • Bake in oven for 10 minutes or until brown. Remove from oven. Transfer to a rack to cool.
  • Place prepared icings in small plastic bags. Cut a small hole in a corner of each bag. Pipe icing over gingerbread men to decorate. Finish with Smarties.

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I have lived in WA since October 2007, love it. I have two children (boys), one is five and the other 15, so I have to be rather inventive to get the five year old to eat healthy food, and large quantities for the 15 year old.
 
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