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the ingredients
125g brown sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
300g treacle or golden syrup
1 tablespoon ground ginger
180g butter
500g plain flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
extra flour for rolling
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the fun
. Preheat oven to 170C for 15 minutes.
. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, salt, treacle or golden syrup, ginger and butter together with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.
. Add remaining ingredients and whisk until mixture forms a thick dough.
. Place on floured work surface. Roll out and press into Gingerbread Mould.
. Place on a baking tray and bake in oven for 25-35 minutes or until firm to touch (dough will crisp up as it cools).
. Cool thoroughly before removing from mould.
. Make Royal Icing as per recipe.
. Assemble house as per instructions.
Click here for Royal Icing recipe and assembly instructions.
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CHEF'S TIP
When making Royal Icing it is important to use pure icing sugar to create a stiff icing.
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