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

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