Ingredients
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75g butter
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3 1/2 tbsp golden syrup
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60g light soft brown sugar
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175g plain flour
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1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
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2 tsp ground ginger
Directions
Add some festive family fun to your Christmas activities by baking these gingerbread biscuits that can be added to your tree!
Ingredients
| 75g butter | |
| 3 1/2 tbsp golden syrup | |
| 60g light soft brown sugar | |
| 175g plain flour | |
| 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda | |
| 2 tsp ground ginger |
Steps
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1
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Add butter, golden syrup and light brown sugar to a mixing bowl. Place in the MW and cook on medium MW for 1 min or until melted Stir until sugar has dissolved. |
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2
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In another mixing bowl mix together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger. Make a well in the centre and pour in the melted butter mixture. |
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3
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Stir together to form a dough (it might be easiest to use your hands). |
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4
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Wrap in clingfilm and let chill for 30mins to firm up. |
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5
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Lay the dough between two sheets of baking parchment. Press dough lightly with a rolling pin. Give a quarter turn than repeat. |
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6
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Give it a final quarter turn, then start to roll backwards and forwards, giving regular quarter turns. Until dough is roughly thickness of a £1 coin. |
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7
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Using a biscuit cutter cut out the shapes. Using the end of a pencil push a hole in the top of the biscuit ready for threading with ribbon. |
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8
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Bake at 180°C for 10 to 12min, until lightly golden brown. |
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9
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Decorate and thread the string or ribbon through when completely cooled down. |
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10
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The biscuits won't be firm but will harden when left to cool outside the oven. |
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