There is something very satisfying in the making and baking
of gingerbread, at least, that’s the experience of my wife who has made a
Christmas table centrepiece for when we shall have dinner at my daughter’s
place on Christmas Day. The basic pieces were shaped from rolled gingerbread by
the use of sharp metal cutters. After the pieces were baked they were assembled
and ‘cemented’ together by icing sugar. They were then decorated with trailed
icing sugar and colourful chocolate buttons.
My wife enjoyed having our grandsons help her by sticking
chocolate buttons to the roof of the house.
Every part of the centrepiece is edible, but I doubt any of
us will want to eat it after demolishing a traditional Christmas day roast.
Gingerbread Recipe
Ingredients:
125 grams of butter
115 grams of caster sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon of milk
375 grams of plain flour
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
3 teaspoons of ground ginger
2 tablespoons of syrup or treacle
Preparation and cooking:
Beat butter and sugar together
Add egg and milk with further beating
Sift flour, bicarbonate and ginger over the mixture and add
the syrup.
Knead it all together
Roll the gingerbread mix between baking parchment sheets
until 3 millimetres thick if making the gingerbread house and cut out shapes
Bake in an oven at Mark 4 for 15 minutes or until golden
brown and firm to the touch
Extra Items required if
making the gingerbread house:
Baking parchment sheetsRoller
Metal cutting set from Lakeland
Edible decorations
Icing sugar nozzles and bags for same
Palette knife
Cake board
Link
Lakeland
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