Gingerbread

Ingredients

• 3x cups Spelt Flour
• 2 tsp Ground Ginger
• 2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Clove
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
• 1/2 cup Rapdura Sugar (or coconut/brown)
• 1x Egg

Icing (optional)

I use a royal icing (not the healthiest but tastes delicious + it’s Christmas enjoy yourself!)

• 1 1/2 cup Icing Sugar
• 1x Egg white
• 1 tsp of Lemon juice

Method

1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees
2. Add flour, ginger, cinnamon, clove, baking powder, baking soda and sugar to a bowl
3. Stir to combine
4. Add melted butter, maple syrup and egg
5. Mix together until it forms a dough
6. Shape dough into a ball and wrap with glad wrap
7. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes
8. Roll out dough in between two sheets of baking paper (about 1 cm)
9. Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes
10. You may need to roll out dough again
11. Place on a lined tray
12. Cook for 15-20 minutes until they are golden
13. Cook less if you like a softer cookie or longer if you want them crunchy.

Icing

1. Once cookies are completely cold, mix all ingredients together until a thick consistency
2. Pour into a plastic sandwich bag
3. Pipe on your design