Christmas Gingerbread Men Recipe with Kenwood

Christmas Gingerbread Men

An easy recipe which only takes 30mins to 1 hour to make!

Ingredients

• 350g  plain flour, plus extra for rolling out
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 125g/4½oz butter
• 175g/6oz light soft brown sugar
• 1 free-range egg
• 4 tbsp golden syrup

Method

1. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger, and cinnamon and pour into the bowl of your Kenwood Kitchen Machine. Add the butter and mix until the mix looks like breadcrumbs using the K-beater. Add the sugar to the mixture.

2. Lightly beat the egg and golden syrup together, add to your kitchen machine, and mix until the mixture clumps together. Tip the dough out, knead briefly until smooth, wrap in clingfilm, and leave to chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven & line two baking trays with greaseproof paper.

4. Roll the dough out to a 0.5cm thickness on a lightly floured surface. Using cutters, cut out the gingerbread men shapes and place on the baking tray, leaving a gap between them. For decorations, use a skewer to make a small hole in the top of each biscuit.

5. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly golden-brown. Leave on the tray for 10 minutes and then move to a wire rack to finish cooling. When cooled decorate with the writing icing and cake decorations.