Gingerbread

Gingerbread

3 cups plain flour

2.5 teaspoons ginger

1.25 teaspoons ground cinnamon

.5 teaspoon nutmeg

.25 teaspoon ground cloves

.5 baking powder

.75 cup golden syrup

250g butter

.5 cup sugar

2 tablespoons water

1 egg – beaten

Method:

· Sift the first 6 ingredients together

· Heat golden syrup gently until bubbles form around the edges

· Stir in the butter 30g at a time

· Beat in sugar and egg

· Make a well in the flour then pour syrup mixture into it

· Mix to form a dough

· Knead lightly

· Rest for 30 minutes in fridge

· Roll out dough and cut into desired shapes

· Bake for approximately 10 minutes at 180 Celsius

Royal Icing

1 egg white

100g icing sugar (sifted)

Squeeze of lemon juice

Food colouring

Method:

· Beat the egg white until stiff

· Add icing sugar a bit at a time while still beating

· Add the juice

· Add colour if using