COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Sift the flour, baking powder, Ginger and Cinnamon into a mixing bowl. Add Sea Salt, sugar and butter and rub in with your fingers until the butter is absorbed and the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- 2 Mix the golden syrup and egg together and then stir into the mixture with a wooden spoon. Bring together with your hands and knead very gently to form a smooth, stiff dough. Shape into a ball and cover in Clingfilm. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up, meanwhile pre-heat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4.
- 3 Remove the dough from the refrigerator and cut into quarters, allowing you to work with each quarter at a time. Keep the remaining dough in the refrigerator until you are ready to roll it. Roll to a thickness of approx. 3mm and using cutters, cut out the gingerbread men shapes.
- 4 Place the biscuits onto baking sheets lined with greaseproof paper. Bake for 12-14 minutes until golden brown, remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack, allow to cool then decorate as desired.
