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Gingerbread men
 Ingredients:
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125g butter.
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1/2 cup (100g) firmly packed soft brown
sugar.
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1 egg yolk.
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2 1/2 cups (375g) plain flour.
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1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda.
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3 teaspoons ground ginger.
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1 teaspoon allspice.
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1/2 cup (125 ml) golden syrup.
Icing:
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1 1/2 cups icing sugar.
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1 egg white
Method:
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Preheat oven to 180˚C.
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Cream together butter & brown sugar until
pale & creamy.
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Make a well in the middle & add the golden
syrup & egg yolk. Mix well.
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Add the flour, ground ginger & bicarbonate
of soda. Using your hands, mix well into a
dough.
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Lightly dust a surface & roll out the dough
approximately 4mm thick. Using a gingerbread
men cookie cutter, cut out the dough.
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Place
onto a lightly greased baking tray & bake in
the oven for 10 minutes, until brown.
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Set aside
to cool & decorate with icing, Smarties
and/or sultanas.
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