Delicious Gingerbread

Is it even December if you don't roll up your sleeves and give gingerbread baking a go? Here's a seriously delicious recipe: ⁠
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To make delicious gingerbread, you'll need:

• 230g / 8oz unsalted butter, at room temperature⁠
• 100g / 3.5oz firmly packed brown sugar⁠
• 100g / 3.5oz caster sugar⁠
• 1 cup golden syrup⁠
• 1 egg⁠
• 700g / 1.5lb plain flour⁠
• 1 tsp baking soda⁠
• 1 tbsp ground ginger⁠
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon⁠
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves⁠
• 1/2 tsp salt⁠

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Method:

1. Pop butter in bowl of an electric mixer and beat on high until creamy.⁠
2. Add brown sugar and caster sugar, and beat until mixture is no longer gritty.⁠
3. Reduce speed to low and gradually beat in golden syrup.
4.  Add the egg and beat until mixed well.⁠
5. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt.⁠
6. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating on low speed.⁠
7. Put the dough onto a floured bench and form a smooth mini hill.⁠
8. Divide the dough into 4 equal bits, shape into discs and wrap each individually in plastic wrap.⁠
9. Put them in the fridge for at least 2 hours.⁠
10. Preheat your oven to 200°C / 390˚F / Gas Mark 6.⁠
11. Remove dough from fridge and let stand for 5 minutes.⁠
12. Roll out dough between sheets of baking paper until it is 5mm thick.⁠
13. Cut the dough into shapes using cookie cutters.⁠
14. Gently put your biscuits on baking trays lined with baking paper.⁠
15. Refrigerate the biscuits for 20 minutes until firm.⁠
16. Take out of fridge and pop in oven. Bake for 6 minutes or until lightly browned.⁠
17. Cool on wire racks. ⁠

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Delicious Gingerbread recipe, styling and photographs by Kate Berry and Daniel Pout for Lunch Lady Magazine Issue 1.