Name: Easy gingerbread recipe for kids
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 175g dark muscovado sugar -; 85g golden syrup -; 100g butter -; 350g plain flour, plus extra for dusting -; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda -; 1 tbsp ground ginger -; 1 tsp ground cinnamon -; 1 egg, beaten -; ready-made writing icing -; chocolate buttons or small sweets (optional) -

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45 min.

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Ingredients for - Easy gingerbread recipe for kids

1. 175g dark muscovado sugar -

2. 85g golden syrup -

3. 100g butter -

4. 350g plain flour, plus extra for dusting -

5. 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda -

6. 1 tbsp ground ginger -

7. 1 tsp ground cinnamon -

8. 1 egg, beaten -

9. ready-made writing icing -

10. chocolate buttons or small sweets (optional) -

How to cook deliciously - Easy gingerbread recipe for kids

1. Stage

Melt the sugar, golden syrup and butter in a saucepan, then bubble for 1-2 mins. Leave to cool for about 10 mins.

2. Stage

Tip the flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices into a large bowl. Add the warm syrup mixture and the egg, stir everything together, then gently knead in the bowl until smooth and streak-free. The dough will firm up once cooled. Wrap in cling film and chill for at least 30 mins.

3. Stage

Remove the dough from the fridge, leave at room temperature until softened. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line two baking trays with baking parchment.

4. Stage

Roll out the dough to the thickness of a £1 coin, then cut out gingerbread people with a cutter. Re-roll the excess dough and keep cutting until it’s all used up.

5. Stage

Lift the biscuits onto the trays and bake for 10-12 mins, swapping the trays over halfway through cooking. Leave to cool on the trays for 5 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Use the icing to decorate the biscuits as you wish, and stick on chocolate or sweets for buttons. Leave to dry for 1-2 hrs. Will keep for up to three days in an airtight container.