Gingerbread Folk
Serves: 6
Clarabelle Lynch
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
44
Spice
59
Sweetness
54
Sourness
45
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.2
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1
Egg1 cup
Honey7 cup
Brown Sugar (packed)2 tsps
Ground Ginger1 cup
Butter1 tsp
Baking Soda3 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 cup
Currants (dried)2 tbsps
Water1.5 cups
Sugar (confectioners')Directions:
1
Set the oven for 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
2
Melt a little of the butter and grease baking sheets using a pastry brush
3
Put the butter, brown sugar, and honey in a saucepan and stir them over low heat until they have melted
4
Sift the flour, ginger, and baking soda into a mixing bowl
5
Add the melted mixture from the saucepan and egg
6
Mix everything together and knead it into a ball
7
Chill the dough in a plastic bag for 30 minutes
8
Sprinkle some flour on a flat, clean surface and on a rolling pin
9
Then roll the dough out until it is about 1/4 inch thick
10
Use cookie cutters or a knife to cut out shapes and people
11
Lift the cookies onto baking sheet, then gather all the leftover dough and cut out more shapes
12
Press currants into the dough to make eyes and buttons and bake for 10 to 15 minutes until they are golden brown
13
To Make Icing: Sift the confectioners' sugar into a bowl
14
Add a little water at a time to make a thick, smooth paste
15
Spoon a bit of the icing into a small bowl and add a few drops of food coloring
16
Do the same with the rest, using a different color
17
Fill pastry bags with the icing and squeeze it onto the cookies to make clothes!