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• chunkymonkey

  16 December 2011

  chunkymonkey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Extremely disappointing. Tried doubling, trebling, quadrupling the recipe and they still came out TASTELESS. Would recommend using a different recipe. No gingerbread houses for the kids this year...

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• ChinnyMummy

  20 December 2011

  ChinnyMummy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this recipe today and it was fantastic! And the whole family loved it too. I have to say that after reading the comments I made the following changes: 1) I added more cinnamon, ginger and also added nutmeg and mixed spice as well to add more taste. 2) Instead of using caster sugar I substituted soft dark brown sugar. 3) I used half black treacle and half golden syrup to give it a darker colour. Some people said that the mixture was crumbly. It did appear that way at first but you really have to knead it for at least five minutes to get it to start sticking together. So don't get disheartened. I made these in the traditional gingerbread man shapes and put some previously made toffee icing to stick on smartie buttons and it worked a treat. Even my fussy 3 year old knocked one back. The ultimate seal of approval.

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• Baker231

  21 January 2012

  Baker231 commented on this recipe

  Have made these biscuits loads of times now, and always add about 1.5 tsp of both cinnamon and ginger. Everyone loves them and they're usually gone the same day I make them! Great recipe thanks.

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• Noonoo

  29 November 2012

  Noonoo commented on this recipe

  In answer to a few questions. Don't use fresh ginger, use ground, glace, sugared or stem. The dough can be frozen before cooking. You need to triple the spices at least. If the dough won't roll out then it's likely you havn't creamed the butter and sugar well enough at the first stage. Aim for the mixture to look very pale and creamy and use large eggs. I hate that you can't directly answer people's questions on this site, and that the oldest posts always show up first, with no way to edit. With popular recipes, this means the newest questions and comments will never be seen. I love the site, but that is a really 'primary school' error of design.

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• Noonoo

  29 November 2012

  Noonoo commented on this recipe

  I should have added that a pinch of salt and a dash of white pepper will help the flavour too.

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• RosieNiawm

  08 December 2012

  RosieNiawm rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really simple and easy to make, taste delicious. I swapped golden syrup for dark treacle as it just seemed more Christmassy.

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• Flossie

  16 December 2012

  Flossie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  You could taste the spices but only slightly so next time I will add more ginger and cinnamon. I did however put cinnamon sugar on top of them before I put them in the oven and that was very nice :) Will make again but add more spices next time! x

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• eclectikat

  21 December 2012

  eclectikat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I had meant to heed the comments about blandness and use a mix of golden caster sugar and brown sugar, only to find I didn't have any. I did up the ginger quite a lot, which I'm glad of because they were still quite mild. Turned out nice, but I would prefer more flavor as well. Also they were quite as crisp as I'd have liked, but maybe they needed baking a bit longer to brown up a bit. Will try again, think I may substitute some of the golden syrup for treacle and add a few more spices.

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• steph

  30 December 2012

  steph commented on this recipe

  Could I use this recipe for a gingerbread house?

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• Jam

  31 December 2012

  Jam commented on this recipe

  Crumbly ,! Had to add more water to bind. Doubled spice too.

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• Sand

  11 January 2013

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• Bakingtiger

  09 February 2013

  Bakingtiger rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I'm an experienced baker, but I couldn't get this recipe to work. Like some of the other posters, the final dough was very dry, I added a little milk, but there seemed to be too much flour for the wet ingredients. Not making this again I'm afraid.

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Ingredients

• 75g softened butter
• 50g caster sugar
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 50g golden syrup
• 2 egg yolks
• 250g plain flour
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground ginger

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Makes 20-24

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Cook 12 mins

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Ingredients

• 75g softened butter
• 50g caster sugar
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 50g golden syrup
• 2 egg yolks
• 250g plain flour
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground ginger

PER BISCUIT

96 kcalories, protein 2.0g, carbohydrate 15.0g, fat 4.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 5.0g, salt 0.17 g

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