Name: Women’s Weekly Vintage Edition: Gingerbread people
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: Gingerbread people; 125 gram butter; 1/2 cup (100 g) firmly packed brown sugar; 1 egg yolk; 2 1/2 cup (375 g) plain flour; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 3 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 cup (125 ml) golden syrup; Royal icing; 1 egg white; 1 1/2 cup (240 g) pure icing sugar, approximately; food colourings

Women’s Weekly Vintage Edition: Gingerbread people

Half the fun of baking gingerbread is the decoration; get the little ones involved for a fun (and delicious!) afternoon activity.

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Makes 8

Prep

35M

Cook

10M

Total

45M

Ingredients

Gingerbread people

125 gram butter

1/2 cup (100 g) firmly packed brown sugar

1 egg yolk

2 1/2 cup (375 g) plain flour

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

3 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 cup (125 ml) golden syrup

Royal icing

1 egg white

1 1/2 cup (240 g) pure icing sugar, approximately

food colourings

Method

Gingerbread people

1.Beat butter, sugar and yolk in small bowl with electric mixer until smooth. Stir in sifted dry ingredients and golden syrup; mix to a soft dough and knead gently on a lightly floured surface until smooth.

2.Roll dough between sheets of baking paper until 3 mm thick; place gingerbread shapes about 3 cm apart on greased oven trays. Bake in a moderate oven for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on trays.

3.To make icing, beat egg white in a small bowl with an electric mixer until frothy and gradually beat in enough sifted icing sugar to give a mixture of piping consistency. Colour as desired.

4.Spoon icing into piping bag fitted with a small plain tube and decorate shapes as desired.

To prevent the royal icing from drying out, keep the bowl covered with a damp cloth.
Note

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