The scent of cinnamon, ginger, and honey is unmistakable: it’s gingerbread time! In this recipe, I’ll show you how to prepare a perfect dough both for creating delicious cookies and for building the famous Christmas houses. Easy to work with, wonderfully fragrant, and with an ideal consistency to avoid breaking during baking. Prepare with me a dough that embodies the spirit and tradition of the holidays, to be decorated as you like!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 1 Hour
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 30
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter, Christmas
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups Flour
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ground ginger
- 1 tsp Nutmeg
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- to taste Salt
- 3/4 cup Brown sugar
- 7 tbsps Butter
- 3 tbsps Honey
- 1 Whole egg
Tools
- Bowl
- Pastry board
- Cookie cutters Cookie cutters
Preparation
In a bowl, pour the flour, sugar, baking soda, and spices.
In the center, add salt, the egg, honey, and butter.
Knead with your hands to form a ball and let it rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
After the resting time, lightly flour the pastry board, roll out the dough, and with the appropriate Christmas molds, form the cookies and bake at 340°F for about 10 minutes.
Decorate as you like.
Whether you want to create cute spiced gingerbread men or a whole house to decorate, this gingerbread is the perfect base. Have fun with your family and create a magical moment in the kitchen!
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Variations
• Butter-free: you can replace it with coconut oil or vegetable margarine.
• More spiced: add ground cloves.
• Gluten-free: use a gluten-free pastry mix, adding an extra egg to improve the structure.
Variations
• Butter-free: you can replace it with coconut oil or vegetable margarine.
• More spiced: add ground cloves.
• Gluten-free: use a gluten-free pastry mix, adding an extra egg to improve the structure.
