Gingerbread Men
From Sainsbury'sA mildly spiced biscuit with piped decorations made from curd cheese.
Serves: makes 12-14
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Cooking time: 15 Minutes
Ingredients
125g plain wholemeal flour
½ teaspoon each bicarbonate of soda and ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
25g margarine
50g muscovado sugar
1 tablespoon clear honey
1 teaspoon orange juice
50g curd cheese
Little milk to mix
Method
Preheat the oven to 160°C, 325°F, gas mark 3. Place the flour in a mixing bowl and sift in the soda and spices.
Place the margarine, sugar and honey in a pan and heat gently, stirring until melted. Cool, then pour onto the flour with the orange juice and mix to a firm dough.
Turn onto a floured surface and roll out to about 5mm thick. Using a gingerbread man cutter, cut out 12-14 men and place on greased baking sheets.
Bake for 10-15 minutes until firm. Cool on a wire rack.
Mix the curd cheese with a little milk to give a smooth consistency. Spoon into a greaseproof paper piping bag fitted with a writing nozzle and pipe eyes, nose, mouth and button on each man.
