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Gingerbread Men For Kids to Make

 

 
 Easy Gingerbread Men Recipe


Easy to make, with lots for the kids to do by themselves.

We made gingerbread men and a gingerbread house. You let the kids decide what shape they want their ginger bread. 

KEY POINTS

 Preparation Time: 30 minutes  Cooking Time:   15 minutes
 How Difficult  Easy  Freeze?   No
 Servings

15 cakes

Remember to supervise your children whilst they are cooking.
 

INGREDIENTS
350g / 12oz plain flour

175g / 6oz light soft brown sugar

100g / 4oz butter

1 medium egg

4 tablespoons of golden syrup

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1½ teaspoon of ground ginger

   

NOTE: You will need a rolling pin and a man shaped pastry cutter (if you want gingerbread man shapes)

COOKING METHOD

YOUR CHILD

  THE ADULT
  You will need to measure out the ingredients or at least help your child to do so.

The pastry will be easier to mix if the butter has been removed from the fridge half an hour before starting mixing.


YOUR CHILD - Put the flour, butter, ground ginger and bicarbonate of soda in a mixing bowl. Mix it all together with fingertips until crumbly. Add sugar, syrup and egg and mix until it forms a firm pastry mix.  

Gingerbread pastry mix

You - Pre-heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4
YOUR CHILD - Using the rolling pin, roll out the pastry to about 5mm thick. Make sure the surface and the rolling pin are well dusted with flour. Cut out the shapes with a knife and/or pastry cutter  

Gingerbread


YOUR CHILD - Place the cut out pastry on a greased or non-stick baking tray.

YOU - put the baking trays in the pre-heated oven. Remove after 15 minutes (check after 10 minutes).

 


YOUR CHILD -Find a selection of anything you like to decorate the gingerbread men and house.

We used cake icing with raisins, chocolate chips and edible silver balls.

 


 
YOUR CHILD - Put a blob of icing on the gingerbread men where you want a decoration to stick.  


Gingerbread men are easy to make,
and they're tasty to eat, make no mistake!

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MORE THAN SIXTY COMMENTS HAVE BEEN LEFT ABOUT THIS RECIPE

From: Natasha + Loulou
6 April 2010
We think this recipe is really good and ginger bread men are great xxxx

From: Khadijah
9 April 2010
IT IS REALLY GOOD AND IT WAS SIMPLE FOR ME AND MY 4 YEAR OLD SISTER!

From: Arnold
14 April 2010
This the best website, me and my son made them and they were very delicious thank you!!!!!!!!!!

From: Not Given
15 April 2010
Love your gingerbread men and loved making them.

From: Christine
1 May 2010
Make these gingerbread men for every charity function in our village. The kids absolutely love to decorate them ... and dads seem to love to demolish them.

From: Mrs Cullen
9 May 2010
Wow! This gingerbread men recipe looks really easy! My mum made me cook some gingerbread men for my 4 year old brother and sister...but unfortunately they're making them with me! Hope it turns out good!

From: Louise Graham
12 May 2010
It was good, I did it with no adult.

From: Katie Smith
3 June 2010
Fantastic Ginger bread men, can't wait to eat them, need more ginger.

From: Bex
4 June 2010
Easy To make, good pictures... THANKS very much :) xx.

From: Lauren Fearon
19 June 2010
I love this recipe, I'm making ginger bread igglepiggles. Lauren, age 24

From: Meg
20 June 2010
Awesome I am 12 and a really enthusiastic cook. These really brighten up any meal you make for small kids.

From: Lucy
23 June 2010
I make them all the time, simply fantastic ! :)

From: Darren Faetz
21 July 2010
I made these with my 2 kids  started to make 12 ended up with over 50 of them.  Army on my bench  neighbour's kids enjoyed them too, had about 15 of them at my door.  Fantastic

From: Stacey Louise
21 July 2010
These are great for me to make with my 3 year old daughter, thank you xx.

From: Imogen
17 July 2010
I'm putting together a recipe book of my favourite things to bake and this recipe is the first in the book! Thank you, very easy and very yummy :)

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