Gingerbread Men

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• melted butter, to grease
• 125 g butter, at room temperature
• 100 g brown sugar
• 125 ml golden syrup
• 1 egg, separated
• 375 g plain flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• plain flour, to dust
• 150 g icing sugar, sifted
• 8 -10 drops red food coloring
• 8 -10 drops green liquid food coloring
• smarties candies, to decorate

Recipe

• 1 these gingerbread men are both fun and easy to make, and, what's more, the kids will love them!
• 2 ingredients
• 3 method.
• 4 preheat oven to 180°c brush 2 baking trays with melted butter to lightly grease.
• 5 use an electric beater to beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. add the golden syrup and egg yolk and beat until combined. stir in the flour, ginger, mixed spice and bicarbonate of soda. turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. press dough into a disc. cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to rest.
• 6 meanwhile, place egg in a clean, dry bowl. use an electric beater to beat until soft peaks form. gradually add icing sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. divide icing among 3 bowls. cover 1 bowl with plastic wrap and place in the fridge. add red colouring to 1 bowl and stir until combined. add green colouring to remaining bowl and stir until combined. cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge.
• 7 place the dough between 2 sheets of baking paper and roll out until about 4mm thick. use a 9cm gingerbread man cutter to cut out shapes. place on trays about 3cm apart. repeat with any excess dough.
• 8 bake in oven for 10 minutes or until brown. remove from oven. transfer to a rack to cool.
• 9 place prepared icings in small plastic bags. cut a small hole in a corner of each bag. pipe icing over gingerbread men to decorate. finish with smarties.