Martha's Gingerbread Men
- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
40
ingredients
- 250 g unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar, for sprinkling
- 1 cup golden syrup or 1 cup honey
- 2 eggs, separated into yolk and white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups plain flour
- 2 cups self raising flour
- 3 teaspoons ground ginger
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
directions
- Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg yolks.
- Add Golden Syrup or honey.
- Add vanilla extract.
- Beat thoroughly.
- In another bowl combine all dry ingredients and mix.
- Add to creamed mixture about a cup at a time.
- Knead lightly with floured hands towards the end.
- The dough will be quite soft but should hold its shape.
- Cut into 4 pieces and refrigerate for half an hour.
- Take out a quarter of the mixture and lightly knead on a floured surface then roll out about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut into'men' with cookie cutters or into circles if preferred.
- I use an egg lifter to help get them onto the baking trays.
- Lightly beat the egg whites and brush over the shapes then sprinkle with a little granulated sugar.
- Bake at 180 degrees C for 12 to 15 minutes depending on the size you make.
- They should be golden brown.
- Cool, then store in airtight container with a lining of kitchen paper to keep them crisp.
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Reviews
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Prepared exactly how described, I found that the cinnamon really overpowers the ginger taste (which I probably should have realised given it has equal parts cinnamon to ginger). Most people I gave them to seemed to loved them though, so I may be alone in thinking this. Next time I will add more ginger and less cinnamon.
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Cooking is a relaxation and pleasure for me. I grow most of my own produce using the Moon phases to plant my veggie garden. I also like to catch our own fish. I don't like recipes that need a lot of preparation time so my recipes are selected for speed of preparation. After recovering from bi lateral breast cancer I have taken a keen interest in Ayurvedic cooking as many of the spices used in these dishes seem to have helped my recovery, so we eat spicy dishes several times a week.