How to Make Homemade 🍪Gingerbread Men🍪

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, 🍪gingerbread men🍪. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

🍪Gingerbread Men🍪 is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. 🍪Gingerbread Men🍪 is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook 🍪gingerbread men🍪 using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make 🍪Gingerbread Men🍪:

1. Get 350 g (12 oz, 2½ cups) plain flour
2. Prepare 125 g (4 oz, ½ cup) butter
3. Make ready 125 ml (4½ fl oz, ½ cup) Golden Syrup or light molasses
4. Prepare 100 g (3 oz, ½ cup) sugar
5. Make ready 1 egg
6. Take 2 tsp ground ginger powder
7. Take 1 tsp cinnamon
8. Get 1 tsp baking soda
9. Take 1/4 tsp ground cloves
10. Take 1/4 tsp salt
11. Take 150 g (5 oz, 1 cup) of icing or Confectioner’s sugar
12. Prepare About 1 tbsp of milk or water

Instructions to make 🍪Gingerbread Men🍪:

1. Beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy. - Beat in the egg and Golden Syrup until the mixture is smooth. - - Sift in the remainder of the ingredients and beat/mix to form a smooth dough.
2. Wrap the dough in plastic or place in a plastic bag. Let the dough chill in the ‘fridge for about an hour to firm up. - On a floured surface, roll out the dough to about ¼” (6mm) thick. - - Use a gingerbread man cutter to cut out the shapes. - Place a piece of baking paper on a baking tray and arrange the shapes ready for baking. Leave at least ½” (1cm) between the shapes.
3. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 10 minutes. - Place on a wire rack to cool before decorating. - Prepare the frosting: Sift the icing sugar into a bowl and gradually mix in the milk until you achieve a firm paste. - Use a piping bag or syringe to decorate the shapes.
4. #Tips: - - The initial dough should be quite firm – if it is too soft it will spread while cooking. If you find your dough is very soft simply sift in a tbsp or two of extra flour until you achieve the desired consistency. - - While gingerbread men are traditional, you can make other shapes too depending upon what cookie-cutter shapes you have.
5. If you want to use different colours in decorating the shapes, simply take a portion of the frosting and mix in a drop or two of food colouring. You can also decorate with Smarties for buttons.

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