Healthier Gingerbread Men with Chewy Ginger Pieces

Delicious gingerbread men that are incredibly addictive and baked to perfection!

They come out of the oven soft and then harden as they cool. An old-fashioned childhood favourite

Easy to make and taste great!

Makes 10-12

Approx 100 - 120 calories per man

TOTAL INGREDIENT CALORIES = 1200 (approx)

INGREDIENTS

100g plain flour

90g wholemeal flour

2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 heaped tsp ground ginger

40g crystallised ginger, chopped (optional)

50g light olive spread

100g golden syrup

METHOD

Preheat oven to 190ºc / 170ºfan / gas 5 and line a baking tray with baking paper

Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda, and ground ginger into a large bowl and add the chopped ginger if using

Heat the butter and syrup until dissolved. Leave the mixture to cool slightly before adding it to the dry mixture, mix well until all the ingredients form a dough

Chill your ginger dough in the fridge for approx 30 minutes

On a clean working surface, lightly dust with a little flour and roll out the dough to about a ¼ inch thickness. Using a gingerbread man cutter, cut out your men, re-roll any left over dough and repeat

Place our gingerbread men on your prepared baking tray allowing space for them to spread

Bake in the oven on the middle shelf for approx 10-15 minutes, remove from the oven and allow to cool

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