Recipe

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.

May 31, 2014 2:00pm
  • 35 mins preparation
  • 10 mins cooking
  • Makes 8
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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.

Notes

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

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