Amanda Bakes... The BEST Gingerbread Men in the World!
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Channel: Amanda Rolfe · 2014 · Howto & Style
Two days after this video should be uploaded, it's finally here for you to see! My weekend has been crazy-busy celebrating the festive season with friends, singing carols at church services, eating (a lot!) and spending time with a precious little nephew who turned 3 yesterday! So in my second last Christmas video for 2014, I bring you a quick a little video showing you how to make the BEST Gingerbread Men in the world! Now, I could be biased when I say that these are the best because I've made them. BUT, what I say is true - these really are the best Gingerbread Men in the world. They taste so goooood!! And I have friends and family who can easily back me up on this as they pretty much scoffed the whole lot I baked over the weekend, over the weekend!! (And believe me, this recipe makes a lot!) Wanna make this recipe? Well, here's what you'll need! THE RECIPE 600g of self raising flour 130g of brown sugar 1 tablespoon of ground ginger 190g of unsalted butter 290g of golden syrup 1 packet of ready-to-make royal icing Mini M&M's to decorate Step One: Melt the syrup and butter together in a saucepan over a low heat. Step Two: Meanwhile, place the flour, sugar and ginger into a large bowl and combine using an electric mixer. Step Three: Slowly pour in the syrup/butter mixture with the electric mixer on a slow/medium speed. Mix together until it becomes a soft dough. Step Four: Scrape down the edges of the bowl with your hands and lightly knead the dough into a ball while still in the bowl. Step Five: Lightly flour a clean, flat surface. Using a rolling pin, roll out half of the dough until it's the thickness of a $2 dollar coin (or near about). Step Six: Using a Gingerbread Men cutter, cut out as many shapes as you wish. Step Seven: Remove the excess dough from around the shapes and then with a spatula, carefully transfer the gingerbread onto a lined baking tray leaving a 1-2cm gap between each man. Step Eight: Place the gingerbread men into an oven, preheated at 180C and bake for about 10-12 minutes. Step Nine: Transfer the gingerbread men onto a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before decorating them. Step Ten: Make up the royal icing according to the packet instructions. (Or better yet, make your own if you're clever in the kitchen!!) Place it into a piping bag with a small nozzle or spoon the mixture into a GLAD snap-lock bag, snip a tiny hole off one corner and proceed to pipe! At this stage, you can be as creative you like to bring these little fellas to life! MAKES 20+ Big Gingerbread Men SUBSCRIBE | http://goo.gl/j9EB3s You can also find me here... QUILTING BLOG | http://3and3quarters.net TWITTER | https://twitter.com/3and3quarters INSTAGRAM | http://instagram.com/3and3quarters PINTEREST | http://www.pinterest.com/3and3quarters/boards/ TUMBLR | http://amandarolfe.tumblr.com EMAIL | [email protected] Thanks for watching!! xx
