Cookery Club (Week 3)

This week (20/1/12) the cookery club made Gingerbread Cookies, here is the recipe;

Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

Makes approx. 20

INGREDIENTS
350g / 12oz plain flour

175g / 6oz light soft brown sugar

100g / 4oz butter

1 medium egg

4 tablespoons of golden syrup

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1½ teaspoon of ground ginger

 METHOD

1)    Put the flour, butter, ground ginger and bicarbonate of soda in a mixing bowl.

2)    Mix it all together with fingertips until crumbly.

3)    Add sugar, syrup and egg and mix until it forms a firm pastry mix.

     4)  Pre-heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4

5)    Using the rolling pin, roll out the pastry to about 5mm thick. Make sure the surface and the rolling pin are well dusted with flour.

6)    Cut out the shapes with a knife and/or pastry cutter

7)    Place the cut out pastry on a greased or non-stick baking tray.

      8) Put the baking trays in the pre-heated oven. Remove after 15 minutes (check after 10 minutes).