Basic Gingerbread

Recipe by: Western Star
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Difficulty

Easy

Category

Baking

Cuisine

Australian

Prep: 15 min (+ 1 hr chilling)

Cook: 15 mins

Makes: 600 grams Gingerbread

Serves: 12

This easy gingerbread recipe is made with all the traditional gingerbread spices and flavours. Use the base recipe to create all of your favourite Christmas gingerbread treats including star cookies, a gingerbread house, gingerbread people and more.

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Basic Gingerbread

Ingredients

Method

Ingredients:

125 g Western Star Original Salted Butter, chopped

1/3 cup (75 g) firmly packed brown sugar

1/3 cup (80 mL) golden syrup

1 egg

2½ cups (375 g) plain flour

1 tablespoon ground ginger

2 teaspoons cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Method:

Melt Butter, brown sugar and golden syrup together in a saucepan, stirring until smooth. Cool slightly.
Whisk the egg and butter mixture in a large bowl. Sift the flour, spices and bicarbonate of soda over the butter mixture and mix until combined into a smooth dough. Flatten into a disc shape, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour or until just firm.
Preheat oven to 180°C / 160°C fan-forced. Line two baking trays with baking paper. Divide dough in half. Roll each half between sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Place on baking trays and bake for 10-12 minutes.

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