Ingredients: 

1/2 Cup brown sugar, firmly packed 

3 Tbsp of golden syrup 

2 Tbsp of water 

125gm butter, cubed 

1/2 tsp baking soda 

2 1/4 cups flour 

1 1/2 Tbsp ground ginger 

1 tsp ground cinnamon 

And assorted lollies for decoration. 

Icing: 

1 egg white, room temperature 1 1/2 cups icing sugar sifted 1 tsp lemon juice 

 Method: 

Place the brown sugar, golden syrup and water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, stirring constantly. Turn off the heat and whisk in the butter. Add the baking soda and mix well. Pour the hot mixture into a large bowl and leave it to cool for a few minutes. Using a spatula, fold in the sifted flour, ginger and cinnamon. Tip the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap, flattening it slightly. Wrap the dough in the plastic wrap and refridgerate for 30 mins. Roll the dough out on a floured bench until 5mm thick. Cut out gingerbread men shapes and place on a baking paper lined oven tray. Refridgerate again for 30 mins. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 180’C. Bake the gingerbread men for 8-10 mins until they are golden and starting to brown around the edges. Leave for a few mins before transferring to cooling racks. To make the icing, whisk the egg white until it is frothy. Add the icing sugar, half a cup at a time, mixing until it becomes smooth and thickened. Stir in the lemon juice. Spoon the icing into a piping bag fitted with a 2mm nozzle. Decorate the upside down Gingerbread men into Reindeer, use the icing to stick lollies for eyes and nose. The icing will take at least 30mins to harden.

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