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Photo credit: Anna Sale
GingerbreadBe the secret ingredient that turns an ordinary
tea party into one that changes lives.
Bake a Difference
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Bake a Difference 2019Gingerbread
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METHOD
1. Sieve the flour into a large mixing bowl and then stir in the rest of the dry ingredients.
2. Beat in the butter until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs, you can do this in a food processor, with an electric whisk or by hand using your fingers.
3. In another bowl, combine the eggs and golden syrup and then beat into the first mixture.
4. Tip the dough out onto a floured surface and lightly knead together into a ball, wrap in cling film and leave in the fridge for 20 minutes.
5. Preheat the oven to 180°C.6. After 20 minutes, take the dough out of the
fridge, roll it out on a floured surface to a thickness of about half a centimeter and cut into gingerbread man shapes.
7. Place your gingerbread men on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper, make sure to leave a space between them.
8. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, they should be lightly golden brown. Once they’re out of the oven, leave them to cool on the trays for a bit until moving to a wire rack.
9. Decorate and serve!
INGREDIENTS
• 350g plain flour• 100g butter• 5 ½ teaspoons ground
ginger• 1 ½ teaspoons ground
cinnamon• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate
soda• 175g light brown soft sugar• 4 tablespoons golden
syrup• 1 medium egg
The image of the cake on the front is an example
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