Gingerbread Skeletons (and ghosts, bats and mummies)

While i had the ginger out from the Parkin and Pumpkin bread i have been making i thought i would share my gingerbread recipe and with Halloween just a few days away what better to do with it than make cute gingerbread skeletons (and other ghouls).

 
Ingredients

350g plain flour
2tsp ground ginger
1tsp bicarb soda
125g butter
175g brown sugar
1 egg
4 dessert spoons golden syrup

For icing

1 egg
icing sugar

Method

• measure out flour, ginger and bicarb and mix together in a bowl
• measure out the butter and add to the bowl

• rub the butter into flour mixture to form bread crumbs

• measure out the sugar and add to the butter flour mixture
• beat the egg in a separate bowl
• add the golden syrup to the egg and mix well
• add the eggs and syrup to the dry ingredients and mix to form a dough

• flour your surface and roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch thick
• using cookie cutters cut out your gingerbread men (and bats and ghosts in my case)
• put on a lined baking sheet and put in pre heated oven at 160 degrees for 10-12 mins
• when lightly golden remove and leave to cool 

• once completely cool they are ready to ice
• separate the white from your egg
• whisk until white and fluffy
• add icing sugar until it forms a thick mixture (like lightly whipped double cream)
• put the mixture into a disposable icing bag and cut off a tiny bit at the end

• for mummies just drizzle the icing all over like bandages
• for skeletons you can use mine as a guide or create your own design
• for bats and ghosts i just pipe around the edge

hope you enjoy this recipe, its a great one to do with the kids

happy halloween x