The Best Gingerbread
There’s nothing more festive than the smell of fresh gingerbread baking in the kitchen. This recipe is everything you want during the holiday season. Whether you’re making cookies with the kids, creating cute decorations, or just craving something sweet and nostalgic, this gingerbread recipe is simple, and unbelievably delicious.
Serves
20Preparation time
15 minsCooking time
30 minsIngredients
- Best Gingerbread
- 125g Western Star Chef’s Choice Unsalted Butter, chopped
- 1/3 cup (60g) brown sugar
- 1/3 cup (80mL) golden syrup
- 1 egg
- 2 ½ cups plain flour
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- Gingerbread Icing
- 1 egg white
- 2 cups (approx.) pure icing sugar, sifted
- Gold & Red dragees, to decorate (decorating sugar balls)
Method
Pre heat oven to 180°C / 160°C fan forced. Line baking trays with baking paper.
STEP 2
Melt butter, brown sugar and golden syrup together in a saucepan, stirring until smooth. Cool slightly.
STEP 3
Whisk egg and butter mixture in a large bowl. Sift flour, spices and bicarbonate of soda over the butter mixture and mix until combined into a smooth dough. Flatten into a disc shape, cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 - 40 minutes or until just firm.
STEP 4
Roll out the dough on a floured surface to ½ cm thickness. Cut into shapes using chosen cookie cutters and use a lifter to transfer onto lightly buttered trays. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until cooked and lightly browned. Cool for 5 minutes on trays before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
STEP 5
Once gingerbread has cooled, beat egg white until foamy then gradually beat in icing sugar until piping consistency. Spoon into a piping bag. Decorate gingerbread with icing, gold & red dragees.
