Gingerbread men - recipe

Ingredients

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1

Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, 350°F, gas mark 4). Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
2
Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and cinnamon into the bowl of a food processor.

For this step you'll need:
- 350g Plain white flour
- 1tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 2tsp Ginger (ground)
- 1tsp Cinnamon ground
3
Add the butter and whiz until the mix resembles breadcrumbs and then stir in the sugar.

For this step you'll need:
- 125g Butter (unsalted)
- 175g Unrefined light muscovado sugar
4
Lightly beat the egg and golden syrup together, then add to the food processor and pulse to make a dough. Leave to chill for 15 minutes.

For this step you'll need:
- 1 Egg(s) (free range) medium
- 4 tbsp Golden syrup
5

Roll out on a lightly floured surface to ½ cm thick. Cut out with gingerbread cutters and put on a baking tray, leaving a gap between them.
6
Bake for about 15 minutes. Leave on the tray for 10 minutes then move to a wire rack to finish cooling. When cooled decorate.

For this step you'll need:
- Designer icing (white) assorted colours, to decorate
- Chocolate decorations

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