Spiced Ginger Bread Recipe

This is for the large cookie like gingerbread men, decorate at will

Preparation 45 min
Rest 24 hours or overnight
Cooking time 25 to 30 minutes
Oven at 180

Ingredients:

• 500g [1lb] honey
• 500g [1lb] sugar
• 1tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp ground cardamom
• 1 lemon zest
• ½ measured of Kirsch
• ½ tsp of baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1,250 gr of plain flour
• 250 gr of ground almonds
• ¼ litre of milk

Method:

1. Mix the spices and baking powder with ground almonds and the flour
2. Heat the honey with the sugar until just coming to a boil, then add the Kirsch and let cool
3. Add slowly to the flour and almond mixture
4. Beat the eggs with the milk in a separate bowl and add to the mix
5. Mix gently and roll out the pastry on a floured bench until you reach the desired thickness, about 4mm.
6. Cut out the shapes [stars, moons or gingerbread men]
7. Place the cut out shapes on a buttered and floured oven tray, I like to use buttered baking paper.
8. Leave the pastry shapes to rest in a cool place overnight
9. The following day paint them with a slurry of milk and sugar, take care not to wet them too much
10. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 25 or 30 minutes or until golden
11. Once cool, decorate them with icing sugar.

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