Gingerbread men

July 07, 2015

Gingerbread men

Today I am going to tell you how to make some tasty gingerbread men!

You will need:

225 g plain flour

1 level teaspoon ground ginger
1 level teaspoon ground cinnamon

150 g butter, softened
100 g caster sugar

2 large egg yolks

Step 1: Turn the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4 and line 2 baking trays with grease proof paper.

Step 2: In a bowl, sift together the flour with the cinnamon, ginger and a pinch of salt.

Step 3: In another bowl, beat the butter and the caster sugar together until creamy. Beat in the egg yolks. Add the flour mixture and stir until it forms large clumps.

Step 4: Gather the dough together with your hands and knead ,lightly, just enough to make a stiff dough.Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 15 minuets.

Step 5: Roll out the dough between two sheets of clingfilm. Next cut out the shapes using a gingerbread cutter and put them on the baking tray (make sure you leave spaces in between them).