Gingerbread biscuits
Gingerbread biscuits are lightly spiced biscuits which can be cut into shapes of your choice and decorated.
Equipment
- Christmas shaped biscuit cutters
Ingredients
- 115 g butter
- 115 g brown sugar
- 115 g golden syrup
- 280 g plain flour (all purpose flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
To make
- Weigh the butter, brown sugar and golden syrup into a pan. Heat slowly until the butter and golden syrup have melted and the sugar has dissolved.
- Sift the flour into a large bowl.
- Add the baking powder, ginger and cinnamon to the flour and mix.
- Pour the melted butter/sugar/syrup mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix to form a smooth dough. Leave to cool slightly.
- Roll out onto a lightly floured pastry board to a thickness of about 0.5cm.
- Cut biscuit shapes using biscuit cutters and place on a non-stick baking parchment on a baking tray. Leave a minimum space of 2cm between each biscuit.
- Chill the uncooked biscuits for around 30 minutes before baking.
To bake and decorate
- Bake at 180°C, 350°F, gas mark 4 until cooked (around 10 to 15 minutes). Check regularly to avoid overcooking.
- Leave to cool on the tray for a few minutes and then transfer to a wire rack.
- Decorate with melted chocolate, icing and other decorations of your choice.
Nutrition
Calories: 89kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 40mgPotassium: 19mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 96IUVitamin C: 0.004mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg
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