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Ginger Beer Gingerbread Men
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Ingredients
Biscuits
● 4.5oz butter, at room temperature
● ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
● 1 egg yolk
● 2 ¾ cups plain flour
● 1 tsp baking soda
● 1 tsp ground ginger
● ¼ cup Bundaberg Ginger Beer
● ¼ cup golden syrup
● Gingerbread men biscuit cutter
Icing
● 1 egg white
● 2 cups pure icing sugar, sifted
● 2 tsp Bundaberg Ginger Beer
● Small sweets to make ‘buttons’
Makes 18
Let's Cook
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 356 F. Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper. Place butter, sugar and egg yolk into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until light and creamy.
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Step 2
Sift flour, baking soda and ground ginger over butter mixture, add Bundaberg Ginger Beer and golden syrup, and mix well until a dough forms.
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Step 3
Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Divide mixture into 2 even portions and form into 2cm thick rounds.
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Step 4
Using a rolling pin, roll 1 portion of dough at a time between sheets of baking paper, until 3mm thick. Cut out gingerbread men with biscuit cutters and place them onto prepared trays, 3cm apart. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on trays.
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ICING
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Step 1
Beat egg white in an electric beater bowl until frothy. Gradually beat in icing sugar until you reach a thick piping consistency, then stir in Bundaberg Ginger Beer.
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Step 2
Spoon mixture into a piping bag and decorate biscuits, adding the sweets for buttons. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
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Tip
For gifting, pack gingerbread men into individual gift bags or a pretty Christmas tin. For extra Christmas sparkle, look for small edible Christmas decorations in the baking aisle.