Tera's Gingerbread Recipe

Tera (not her real name) also likes baking. This is her most well-known recipe, as it means she spends the next few days walking around with an ice cream box full of these, handing them out to everyone.

-- Ingredients --

⛦ 350g plain flour
⛦ 90g dark brown sugar
⛦ 90g golden syrup
⛦ 1 egg
⛦ 150g butter
⛦ 1/2tsp bicarbonate soda
⛦ 2tsp ground ginger
⛦ 1tsp ground cloves
⛦ 2tsp cinnamon
⛦ 1 tsp allspice

-- Method --

1. Preheat oven to 170*c and line a large baking tray
2. Melt the butter, sugar and golder syrup in a medium saucepan, stirring occasionally. Then add all the spices, stir them through and then remove from the heat. Leave to cool slightly
3. Seive the flour and bicarbonate soda in a bowl and stir the butter into the dry ingredients.Add one egg and stir until you have a stiff dough, making sure not to over-work it. Wrap the dough in clingfilm and keep in the fridge for half an hour
4. Roll the dough to 2 / 3cm thickness and cut out shapes
5. Bake for 7 / 8 minutes before taking out and leaving to cool