It's not often I gloat, but with this one it might be hard not to. I know not everyone is a fan of gingerbread, but if you are or you're not - this is the one you want to make because it's that almost chewy, aromatic piece of loveliness that just screams Christmas. You will make people happy - even yourself.
The other piece of great news is that it isn't hard. And it makes a bit but not too much.
Ingredients:
125g butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup treacle
1 egg yolk
2 cups plain flour
1/2 tsp bicarb soda
1/2 tsp baking power
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp mixed spice
Method:
Cream your butter and brown sugar together until silky and soft. Add treacle and egg yolk, and mix through well.
Sift your flour into the mixture and then add bicarb, baking powder, ginger and mixed spice. Start mixing together.
Place mixture in ziplock bag or glad wrap and into the refrigerator for one hour. Go get a manicure or have a nap... then preheat the oven to 175 degrees c
When your hour is up - roll it out over some flour and go crazy with your cookie cutters!
Placed onto ungreased tray and bake for 10 or so minutes.
Ice if you like or just eat them as-is - package them up in cellophane and ribbon and give them away (OK maybe with the second batch if you want to eat the first, I don't blame you!)
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12 lovely comments:
Hi Liss,
I got the gingerbread house cutters from MiniGourmets but I don't want to use their recipe which includes copha.
Would this one work for house (and if so what quantities do you think?) or do you have an alternative recipe?
This one will work Mer, in fact it's perfect - there should be enough in this mixture to make it- but if you want some security and maybe some leftovers - multiply the recipe by 1.5 xxx
I had on my list of things to do today to make gingerbread! And I was going to check out some recipes on the web. I follow your blog, so it was perfect timing! I'll look no further!
Also, do I find treacle in the supermarket near the golden syrup? I've never used it before.
@Sonya Cheng
Yes, Sonya that's where I find it - or some supermarkets have it with the baking/sugars. It's pretty generic and usually CSR brand xx
This is great! Retromummy sent me here as I was looking for a good gingerbread recipe. Thanks!! Looks so easy and I have everything except the treacle in my cupboard. :)
MODELmumma
Sounds delicious. A quick question do you think you could substitute golden syrup for treacle??? Or are they completely different?
@Nic
Hey Nic, look you could but it wouldn't have the same 'real' gingerbread taste - it's nice and rich you know? But if you can't get to a shop... substitute away - or try it with and without and decide which you like? xxx
@Nic
Hey Nic, look you could but it wouldn't have the same 'real' gingerbread taste - it's nice and rich you know? But if you can't get to a shop... substitute away - or try it with and without and decide which you like? xxx
Excellent. I was just thinking gingerbread men and came onto your blog and it was there.
beautiful photography
Hi, can I substitute the Plain flour for GF flour?
@Stacie Cooper I don't know Stacie, GF flour is quite thirsty so I would try it, but you'll need to increase the amount of GF flour to accommodate.
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