Gingerbread Men
- 1 lb all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 ounces brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons treacle
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup
- 4 ounces butter
- 2 -3 tablespoons milk
- Sift flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon into a bowl (add extra ginger if you like more of a kick!
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- Melt butter, brown sugar, golden syrup, and treacle in a saucepan and stir into flour mixture, adding enough milk to mix to a firm dough.
- Wrap dough in saran wrap and chill in fridge for 30 minutes.
- Roll onto floured board to 1/4 inch thick and cut into shapes.
- Bake on trays in a moderate oven (180C) for about 15 minutes.
flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, brown sugar, treacle, golden syrup, butter, milk
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gingerbread-men-519980 (may not work)