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Yummy Gingerbread Recipe

Run run as fast as you can you can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man. I think most would be able to run faster than our hand cut gingerbread men.

Here is what you will need

Ingredients

150grams butter, chopped
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1 tspn bicarbonate of soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tbspn ground ginger
1 tspn mixed spice
1/2 tspn baking powder
3 cups plain flour

Here what you need to put it all together.

1. Place butter, sugar and honey in a saucepan over a medium heat. Cook, stirring, for about 3 mins or until you think the sugar has dissolved. Bring it to the boil, then remove from

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Great for your Christmas Table

I made this for our Christmas table last year and it looked fantastic, it was pretty good to eat afterwards too. In the hot weather you have to be a bit careful, by the end of lunch it was leaning over a bit, the icing that was holding the stars together slowly softened.

TIP : Can make the stars the day before but need to assemble about an hour before putting on the table.

Ingredients

3 1/3 cups (500g) plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
150g unsalted butter, softened
175g dark brown sugar
150g honey
1 egg
Icing - you can make your own or

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