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Description

How to bake Gingerbread Guides

Resources

• food processor
• sieve
• wooden spoon
• whisk
• cling film
• fridge
• oven
• 2 baking trays
• greaseproof paper
• gingerbread cutters
• wire rack for cooling

Ingredients:
350g plain flour, plus some for rolling out
1 tsp baking soda
2tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
125g butter
175g light soft brown sugar
1 egg
3 tbsp golden syrup

To decorate:
White writing icing

Instructions

1. Sift the flour, baking soda, ginger and cinnamon into the bowl of a food processor.
2. Add the butter and blend the mixture until it looks like breadcrumbs.
3. Stir in the sugar.
4. Lightly beat the egg and golden syrup together. Add them to the food processor and pulse until the mixture clumps together.
5. Tip the dough out and knead it briefly until it’s smooth.
6. Wrap the dough in cling film and leave it to chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.
7. Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Line two baking trays with greaseproof paper.
8. Roll the dough out to a 0.5cm thickness on a lightly floured surface.
9. Using cutters, cut out the gingerbread Guide shapes and place them on the baking tray, leaving a gap between them.
10. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly golden brown. Leave on the tray for 10 minutes and then move to a wire rack to finish cooling.
11. When cooled, add face and neckerchief with the writing icing.
12. You can make larger gingerbread Guides and use them as enrolment ceremony gifts, end of year awards etc.

Tags

• baking
• Gingerbread
• Guides
• recipes
• Trefoil News Summer 2019

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