Gingerbread Men

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 8 ounces brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons treacle
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup
• 4 ounces butter
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 sift flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon into a bowl (add extra ginger if you like more of a kick!).
• 2 melt butter, brown sugar, golden syrup, and treacle in a saucepan and stir into flour mixture, adding enough milk to mix to a firm dough.
• 3 wrap dough in saran wrap and chill in fridge for 30 minutes.
• 4 roll onto floured board to 1/4 inch thick and cut into shapes.
• 5 bake on trays in a moderate oven (180c) for about 15 minutes.