Gingerbread Art

Name: Gingerbread Art
Ingredients: Gingerbread dough; 250 grams plain flour; 130 grams rye flour; 150 grams butter; 50 grams brown sugar; 4 tablespoons honey; 1 piece egg; 1/2 teaspoon cardamom; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 lemon zest; Icing:; 500 grams powdered sugar; food colour of your choice; 1/2 lemon juice; 5 milliliters water

17 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

Gingerbread dough
250 grams plain flour
130 grams rye flour
150 grams butter
50 grams brown sugar
4 tablespoons honey
1 piece egg
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 lemon zest
Icing:
500 grams powdered sugar
food colour of your choice
1/2 lemon juice
5 milliliters water

Directions

1

Melt the butter and sugar over low heat, until the sugar dissolves. Leave aside to cool for a few minutes. Add honey and stir until honey is melted.
2

In a medium sized bowl mix all dry ingredients, flours, spices, baking powder, baking soda and lemon zest.
3

In a smaller bowl mix the egg with a whisker until fluffy. Pour butter mix over the egg, making sure that the butter is not too hot as the egg will curdle/cook in that case.
4

Add all wet ingredients to the flour mix and knead until all combined. Wrap into a clear wrap and leave into the fridge for 2 hours or overnight.
5

Once ready to use, take the dough out of the fridge, leave for 15 minutes to rest on the work surface. Roll over between two baking papers into a 4-5 millimetre thick dough. Cut out the gingerbread dough using a cutter and place onto a baking tray, previously lined with baking paper.
6

Bake for 12-14 minutes on 180C. Once baked leave on the cooling rack to cool completely before decorating.
7

For decoration use an icing mix of powdered sugar, lemon juice and a few drops of water if needed. The icing needs to be very thick but be careful as you have to be able to squeeze it through a piping bag. Use food colours for your colour choice. We ended up using an icing set bought at the market as that was easier for little hands. That's fine too.