Gingerbread MenGingerbread Men
Gingerbread Men
Gingerbread Men
Great festive fun can be had making these gingerbread men and what’s really good is that the pastry will stay fresh in the fridge for up to 7 days.
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Recipe - SuperValu Online
Gingerbread Men
Gingerbread Men
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time14 Minutes
Ingredients
2 tsp Baking Powder
175 g Black Treacle
1 - Fresh Egg beaten
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 tsp Ground Cloves
2 tsp Ground Ginger
600 g Plain Flour
175 g SuperValu Brown Sugar
175 g SuperValu Butter
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.
  2. Put the sugar, treacle and spices into a small saucepan and bring slowly to the boil.
  3. Remove from the heat and add in the butter. Cool slightly and then add in the beaten egg.
  4. Stir in the sifted flour and baking powder and combine.
  5. Wrap and rest in the fridge for a couple of hours but preferably overnight.
  6. When you are ready to make the gingerbread men take out the pastry and leave it for 10-15 minutes to come back to room temperature.
  7. Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Roll out the pastry to a thickness of approximately ¼ inch. Cut out shapes using your gingerbread men cutter and place onto a greased baking tray and bake for 8-10 minutes
  8. Decorate with tiny sweets, sugar strands or chocolate drops (use royal icing as an adhesive!)
15 minutes
Prep Time
14 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings

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Makes 4 servings
2 tsp Baking Powder
Dr. Oetker Baking Powder (170 g)
Dr. Oetker Baking Powder (170 g)
€2.05€12.06/kg
175 g Black Treacle
Tate & Lyle's Black Treacle (454 g)
Tate & Lyle's Black Treacle (454 g)
€1.89€4.16/kg
1 - Fresh Egg beaten
SuperValu Free Range Large Eggs (6 Piece)
SuperValu Free Range Large Eggs (6 Piece)
€2.25€0.38 each
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Schwartz Spices Cinnamon Sticks  (13 g)
Schwartz Spices Cinnamon Sticks (13 g)
€3.05€234.62/kg
1 tsp Ground Cloves
Goodalls Whole Cloves Glass (32 g)
Goodalls Whole Cloves Glass (32 g)
€3.75€117.19/kg
2 tsp Ground Ginger
SuperValu Organic Ginger (150 g)
SuperValu Organic Ginger (150 g)
€2.25€15.00/kg
600 g Plain Flour
SuperValu Plain Flour (2 kg)
SuperValu Plain Flour (2 kg)
€2.55€1.28/kg
175 g SuperValu Brown Sugar
SuperValu Light Golden Brown Sugar (500 g)
SuperValu Light Golden Brown Sugar (500 g)
€1.05€2.10/kg
175 g SuperValu Butter
SuperValu Irish Creamery Butter (454 g)
SuperValu Irish Creamery Butter (454 g)
€3.59€7.91/kg

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.
  2. Put the sugar, treacle and spices into a small saucepan and bring slowly to the boil.
  3. Remove from the heat and add in the butter. Cool slightly and then add in the beaten egg.
  4. Stir in the sifted flour and baking powder and combine.
  5. Wrap and rest in the fridge for a couple of hours but preferably overnight.
  6. When you are ready to make the gingerbread men take out the pastry and leave it for 10-15 minutes to come back to room temperature.
  7. Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Roll out the pastry to a thickness of approximately ¼ inch. Cut out shapes using your gingerbread men cutter and place onto a greased baking tray and bake for 8-10 minutes
  8. Decorate with tiny sweets, sugar strands or chocolate drops (use royal icing as an adhesive!)