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Decorated gingerbread figures served on a plate
Fragrant homemade gingerbread men decorated for Christmas

Classic gingerbread figures

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
Making gingerbread is an ancient tradition, where spices like ginger, cloves, and cinnamon once symbolised wealth. The essence of the technique lies in the 'scalded' dough method: the warm honey and fat partially pre-treat the flour (gelatinisation), making the dough easy to shape and durable after baking.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 10 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr 40 mins
🍽️ Servings 25 servings
🔥 Calories 110 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Saucepan for heating honey
  • Cookie cutters
  • Pastry board
  • Baking parchment

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Eggs
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

In a saucepan, warm the honey, butter, and spices together just until the butter melts. Allow to cool until lukewarm.

Tip: Adding spices to the fat makes their flavour more intense (fat-soluble aromas).
2 ✓

Mix the flour with the baking powder and salt. Beat the eggs into the lukewarm honey mixture, mix well, then pour onto the flour.

Tip: It is important that the honey is not hot, otherwise the eggs will scramble.
3 ✓

Knead the dough. It might be sticky at first, but do not over-flour! Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Tip: During chilling, the butter firms up and the flour absorbs moisture, making the dough manageable and rollable.
4 ✓

Preheat the oven to 180°C. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to 3-4 mm thickness and cut out the figures.

Tip: Try to cut shapes as economically as possible to minimise re-rolling scraps (too much kneading can make it tough).
5 ✓

Bake on baking parchment for 8-10 minutes. They will still be soft when taken out but will harden as they cool.

Tip: If the edges start to brown, remove immediately, as the honey makes them burn easily and turn bitter.
6 ✓

Once completely cool, decorate with royal icing (egg white + icing sugar).

Tip: Wait until fully cooled before decorating, otherwise the icing will run.

Recipe FAQ

The gingerbread turned out hard.
This is natural. Place it in a metal tin with a slice of apple; the humidity will soften it in 1-2 days.
It deformed during baking.
You used too much baking powder, or didn't rest the dough in the fridge long enough.

Ingredients

  • 500 g Plain flour
  • 200 g Honey
  • 150 g Granulated sugar
  • 100 g Butter
  • 2 pcs Eggs
  • 1 packet Baking powder
  • 2 tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ground ginger
  • 1 tsp Ground cloves
  • 1 pinch Salt