Valentine’s Gingerbread Men
Buttery baking spread
Dark soft brown sugar
Plain flour
Bicarbonate of soda
Ground ginger
Red food colouring
White icing
You will also need:
Gingerbread person cutter
Small heart cutter
Lined baking tray
Step 1 of 9
Preheat the oven to 180C (160C for gas ovens) / Gas Mark 4
Step 2 of 9
Heat the buttery baking spread and sugar in a saucepan, stirring until the spread has dissolved. Add the condensed milk and stir together.
Step 3 of 9
Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a bowl and pour in the syrupy mixture. Start by working the ingredients together with a spoon, then with clean hands bring the mixture together into a soft dough.
Step 4 of 9
Separate the dough into thirds and gently knead the food colouring into one third of the dough.
Step 5 of 9
Roll the gingerbread dough out on a floured surface to the thickness of a pound coin. Cut the gingerbread people out of the ginger dough and place on a baking tray.
Step 6 of 9
Roll the pink dough out on a floured surface to half the thickness of a pound coin. Make sure to cut the same amount of hearts as gingerbread people out from the pink dough.
Step 7 of 9
Place a heart in the centre of each gingerbread person and gently fold the arms down towards the heart. Press lightly to adhere to the gingerbread.
Step 8 of 9
Bake for about 10 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Step 9 of 9
When fully cooled, decorate with the white icing.
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Valentine’s Gingerbread Men
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Prep: 30 mins
Bake: 10 mins
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Quite Easy
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SERVES: 10
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Ingredients
Buttery baking spread
125gDark soft brown sugar
100gPlain flour
325gBicarbonate of soda
1 tspGround ginger
3 tspRed food colouring
1 tspWhite icing
1 tubeYou will also need:
Gingerbread person cutter
Small heart cutter
Lined baking tray
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Method
Step 1 of 9
Preheat the oven to 180C (160C for gas ovens) / Gas Mark 4
Step 2 of 9
Heat the buttery baking spread and sugar in a saucepan, stirring until the spread has dissolved. Add the condensed milk and stir together.
Step 3 of 9
Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a bowl and pour in the syrupy mixture. Start by working the ingredients together with a spoon, then with clean hands bring the mixture together into a soft dough.
Step 4 of 9
Separate the dough into thirds and gently knead the food colouring into one third of the dough.
Step 5 of 9
Roll the gingerbread dough out on a floured surface to the thickness of a pound coin. Cut the gingerbread people out of the ginger dough and place on a baking tray.
Step 6 of 9
Roll the pink dough out on a floured surface to half the thickness of a pound coin. Make sure to cut the same amount of hearts as gingerbread people out from the pink dough.
Step 7 of 9
Place a heart in the centre of each gingerbread person and gently fold the arms down towards the heart. Press lightly to adhere to the gingerbread.
Step 8 of 9
Bake for about 10 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Step 9 of 9
When fully cooled, decorate with the white icing.