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A Kid Friendly Gingerbread Biscuit Recipe

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Unsure what to do with the children this weekend or in the days leading up to Christmas? Baking is a fantastic activity to do with the kids.

Whenever we think of Christmas biscuits, gingerbread biscuits come to mind! It’s a wintery delight that’s a perfect family treat to eat whilst being snuggled up on the sofa, watching a Christmas film.

Tried and tested, this gingerbread recipe is from the Good Housekeeping website.

What you will need

  • 75g butter
  • 3 1/2tbsp golden syrup
  • 60g light soft brown sugar
  • 175g plain flour
  • 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2tsp ground ginger

Recipe

  1. Add butter, golden syrup and light brown sugar to a pan. Stir on a low heat until sugar has dissolved.
  2. Add flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger to a mixing bowl then stir together. Make a well in the centre and pour in the sugar and butter mixture.
  3. Stir together to form a dough (it might be easiest to use your hands).
  4. Wrap in clingfilm and let chill for 30mins to firm up.
  5. Lay the dough between two sheets of baking parchment. Press dough lightly with a rolling pin. Give a quarter turn than repeat.
  6. Give it a final quarter turn, then start to roll backwards and forwards, giving regular quarter turns. Until dough is roughly thickness of a £1 coin.
  7. Using a biscuit cutter cut out the shapes. Bake at 190°C (170°C fan) mark 5 for 10 to 12min, until lightly golden brown.
  8. The biscuits won’t be firm but will harden when left to cool outside the oven.

The fun part is decorating the afterwards whether it’s by dipping it in milk or white melted chocolate or covering them in icing and sprinkles, children will love this creative task!

Don’t forget at Holme Grange this Christmas we have Active Plus Cooking with Amanda Giles, who will be making gingerbread biscuits and gingerbread houses. There are limited spaces, so Book Now to avoid disappointment.

For more information about this Active Plus please visit our Holme Grange page

Please share photos of your baking at Camp and at home with us on our social media pages.  We would love to see your yummy creations!

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