Gingerbread Men

Ingredients

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  2 tsp or 4g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  1 tsp or 3g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  125g or 125g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 extra large or 56g

• Wheat flour

  White, all-purpose, unenriched

  350g or 350g

• Brown sugar

  175g or 175g

• Baking soda

  Leavening agents

  1 tsp or 5g

• Syrups, table blends

  Corn, refiner, and sugar

  4 tbsp or 80g

Directions

1. Sift together the Flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and cinnamon into a clean bowl. Add the butter, in chunks, to the bowl. Using your fingers crumb the mixture until the butter is fully combined and the mix looks like breadcrumbs.
2. Gently microwave the Golden Syrup to loosen it's consistency, once it has cooled slightly, add the add and lightly beat the mixture together. Pour the Syrup & Egg mixture into the flour mix and combine with a plastic spatula. Turn the combined mixture onto a gently floured surface and kneed the dough until soft. Wrap the dough in cling-film and allow to firm-up in the fridge for 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Line two baking trays with baking parchment.
4. Remove the dough from the fridge and using a surface dusted with flour, roll the pastry out to 0.5cm/0.25in thick. Using cutter, cut the dough into the desired shape and place on a baking tray leaving space around each one (they expand slightly in the oven).
5. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly-golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes, after which they should be thoroughly cooled on a wire rack.