Basic Gingerbread Dough

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g butter, at room temp
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup golden syrup
• 2 egg yolks
• 5 cups plain flour
• 2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 place butter, syrup and yolks in a big bowl.
• 2 beat till creamy using electric mixer.
• 3 stir in all other ingredients.
• 4 using your hands bring the dough together.
• 5 knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth.
• 6 set aside for whatever project you have in mind - will make one house or 24 cookies !