Maple Gingerbread Men
Recipe by : Maple From Canada www . maplefromcanada . co . uk
Makes : 16 Prep Time : 20 minutes Cooking time : 12 minutes
Ingredients :
• 350g plain flour ( plus a little extra )
• 1 tsp bicarbonate soda
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 125g butter
• 175g maple sugar
• 1 egg
• 4 tbsp pure Canadian maple syrup ( preferably golden for its delicate flavour )
Method :
1 . Sieve flour into a bowl and add the spices and bicarbonate of soda .
2 . Stir in the maple sugar and the butter and mix .
3 . Beat the egg and maple syrup together and add to the mixture .
4 . Wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for at least 2 hours .
5 . Preheat the oven to 160 ° C .
6 . Roll out the mixture to around 1cm thick and cut into shapes .
7 . Bake for 10-12 minutes .
8 . Leave to cool on a rack and decorate .
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