Gingerbread men
<p>It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And there isn’t a biscuit out there that represents the holiday season more deliciously than gingerbread men. Make your own with this recipe.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients:</span></strong></p>
<p><strong>Gingerbread Men</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>150g butter, chopped</li>
<li>½ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar</li>
<li>½ cup honey</li>
<li>1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, sifted</li>
<li>1 egg, lightly beaten</li>
<li>1 tablespoon ground ginger, sifted</li>
<li>1 teaspoon mixed spice, sifted</li>
<li>½ teaspoon baking powder, sifted</li>
<li>3 cups plain flour, sifted</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Icing</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>1 eggwhite</li>
<li>1 ¼ cups pure icing sugar, sifted</li>
<li>½ teaspoon lemon juice</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method:</span></strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Place butter, honey and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook for around about three minutes while stirring until sugar is deserved. Bring to the boil then remove from heat.</li>
<li>Stir in bicarbonate of soda, then transfer to a large, heatproof bowl to cool.</li>
<li>Stir in egg, ginger, mixed spice, baking powder and flour until combined.</li>
<li>Divide dough in half, shape into discs and cover with plastic wrap.</li>
<li>Refrigerate your dough for one hour or until firm.</li>
<li>Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease three baking trays and line with baking paper.</li>
<li>Roll on dough disc between two sheets of baking paper until roughly 3mm thick.</li>
<li>Cut shapes from dough with gingerbread man cutter and reroll scraps and repeat.</li>
<li>Bake, one tray at a time, for around about eight minutes until they’re firm to touch. Stand on trays for about five minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.</li>
<li>Prepare your icing. Beat eggwhite in a bowl with a fork until foaming, and gradually beat in icing sugar until combined. Then stir in some lemon juice.</li>
<li>Spoon icing into snap-lock bag, snip off a corner and decorate gingerbread men.</li>
</ol>
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