Gluten Free Gingerbread People

Name: Gluten Free Gingerbread People
Cook time: PT10-12 M
Yield: 6 gingerbread men
Ingredients: 200g FREEE Plain White Flour 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp FREEE Xanthan Gum ¼ tsp FREEE Bicarbonate of Soda 75g caster sugar 50g butter 2 tbsp golden syrup 1 egg butter, for trays flour, for dusting writing icing, for decoration

4.6

19 Ratings

10-12 minutes 6 gingerbread men Nuts,Gluten,Wheat Vegetarian

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About this recipe:

Get the kids involved with this easy, gluten free recipe which makes 6 large or more smaller gingerbread people. You will find the smell hard to resist whilst baking!

Equipment:

gingerbread people cookie cutter, 2 x large baking trays, 2 x mixing bowls and saucepan

Ingredients:

200g FREEE Plain White Flour
1 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp FREEE Xanthan Gum
¼ tsp FREEE Bicarbonate of Soda
75g caster sugar
50g butter
2 tbsp golden syrup
1 egg
butter, for trays
flour, for dusting
writing icing, for decoration

Method:

180°C, Fan 160°C, 350°F, Gas 4

Measure the flour, ginger, cinnamon, xanthan gum and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl and stir to combine.
Sieve the flour blend into a large mixing bowl.
Put the sugar, butter and syrup into a saucepan and heat gently, swirling the pan occasionally until dissolved.
Pour the saucepan contents onto the prepared flour and stir to combine.
Add the egg and mix into a sticky dough.
Cover and chill the dough for an hour or until firm.
Pre-heat the oven.
Rub some butter around the inside of into two large baking trays or insert a baking liner.
Dust the work surface with flour, put the dough in the middle and sprinkle it with more flour.
Roll out the dough until 7mm/¼” thick.
Press the gingerbread people cookie cutter into the dough to cut out the shapes.
Gently transfer the shapes to the prepared baking trays, leaving plenty of space between each shape.
Gather left over dough into a ball, roll it out again and cut more shapes.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Leave to cool on the tray.
Using writing icing to decorate the cold gingerbread people.