Gingerbread men and other ginger bread recipes

nuttyrockeress

This one is by far the best one!!
This recipe makes lovely squishy gingerbread men...

1) 80g Margarine
2) 2 tbs Golden syrup
3) 60g Sugar
4) 1 tsp of Ginger (powder)
5) 1/2 tsp Bicarb
6) 180g Plain Flour
Warm 1, 2 & 3 slighty and 'cream' together, sieve 4, 5 & 6 and mix in. Roll out. Gas mark 5 for 15 - 20 mins.

flourgirl

I bake lots of cookies for our farmers market and this is a definate winner

Ginger Crackles
Makes 24

225gm SR Flour
2 rounded teasp Ground Ginger
2 level teasp Bicarb
80gm Sugar
100gm Margarine
100gm Golden Syrup

Place all ingredients in bowl mix thoroughly. Divide into 24 pieces the size of a walnut. Flatten slightly, place on baking parchment and bake 170*c for 15 mins, until golden colour and crackled on the top.Cool on tray to crisp up.

flourgirl

Basic Cookie Mix
Makes 24

300gm SR Flour
200gm Margarine
100gm Sugar

Variations. Add Choc Chips. For choc chip cookies
Substitute some flour with cocoa add choc chips for double choc chip cookies
Roll in coconut for coconut crumbles
or add lemon or orange rind for citrus cookies

Place all ingredients in bowl mix thoroughly. divide into 24 pieces size of walnut. Flatten slightly. Place on baking parchment and bake 170*c 15 mins
Cool on tray to crisp up.

redballoon_2

does anyone have a recipie for gingerbread men please???

comping_cat

12oz Plain flour
4 oz butter
2 tsp ginger
1 tsp bicarb
1 egg
4 tbsp golden syrup
6 oz brown sugar

190 C - 10 - 15 minutes.

HTH!!!!

katglasgow

I would love to hear from anyone who finds a no expensive cutter for a gingerbread man! its one of my son's favourite stories at the moment but I never see any man/woman cutters only dogs, chrsitmas trees etc!

Joolzr68

Hi,

You can get a cutter from ebay nice and cheap! :T

http://search.ebay.co.uk/gingerbread-cutters_W0QQfcclZ1QQfclZ4QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1

Sallys_Savings

I was listening to the news today and hhhmmmm *cough* you shouldn't call them gingerbread men lol....it should be gingerbread people.lol

I think they've gone a little too far now lol

MessyTessie

Lakeland have a whole family set :rolleyes:

My OH as put in a request for Gingerbread men so I guess I'll be making them this weekend.

Ticklemouse

I've decided to have a baking day this afternoon so the boys can help. I reckon gingerbread men/women/shapes will be on the menu, along with the mince pies I have a sudden craving for