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Air fryer gingerbread

Name: Air fryer gingerbread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: Makes 16-24
Ingredients: 100g salted butter; 100g dark muscovado sugar; 3 tbsp golden syrup; 225g plain flour; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 2 tbsp milk; icing to decorate (optional)

Silvana Franco

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Makes 16-24

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 7 mins - 8 mins

plus cooling and chilling

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Get the kids involved with our easy and versatile gingerbread recipe that makes use of an air fryer for the baking. Decorate the gingerbread people with icing

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Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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100g salted butter
100g dark muscovado sugar
3 tbsp golden syrup
225g plain flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tbsp milk
icing

to decorate (optional)

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Nutrition: Per serving (24)

kcal92
fat4g
saturates2g
carbs13g
sugars6g
fibre1g
protein1g
salt0.2g

Method

step 1

Gently melt the butter, sugar and syrup in a saucepan, stirring until smooth. Leave to cool for 10 mins.
step 2

Put the flour, spices and bicarbonate of soda in a large bowl. Add the syrup mixture and the milk, then gently knead in the bowl until smooth. Wrap and chill for 30 mins.
step 3

Heat the air fryer to 160C. Cut the dough into quarters and roll out one piece (return the rest to the fridge) between two sheets of baking parchment to a thickness of 3-4mm. Stamp out 4-6 gingerbread people, depending on the size of your cutters and air fryer.
step 4

Put a square of parchment in the air fryer basket and arrange the gingerbread people on top, leaving a little space between each one. Cook for 7-8 mins until dark golden. Leave to cool and firm up for a couple of mins before carefully transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat the process to use up the remaining dough. Decorate your gingerbread people with icing, if you like.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Air fryer Christmas 2024

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