Gingerbread Men
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Serves: 24
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 3 teaspoons ginger
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons glucose syrup
  • 2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
  • 1 egg
  • 130g butter (softened)
  • ½ cup dextrose
  • Icing (optional)
  • ½ cup dextrose
  • 1 - 2 tablespoons of milk or water
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 170 C
  2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and dextrose until light and creamy
  3. Add the egg, glucose & rice malt syrups and continue beating for a few minutes
  4. Sift the flours and spices into another bowl and mix until thoroughly combined
  5. Add flour mix to wet ingredients and mix until a soft dough forms
  6. Form into a large ball and place on plastic wrap, flatten the ball and then wrap and place in the fridge for 15 -30 minutes
  7. Working in batches, place your dough between two large pieces of baking paper/parchment and roll out your dough to around 3-5 mm thickness
  8. cut out your dough using your desired cookie cutters
  9. Place on baking tray and bake for around 17 minutes (depending on your oven)
  10. Turn half way if you want to brown up a little more or place face down on the baking tray prior to cooking
  11. Eat as is, or ice with a mix of dextrose and water once cold
  12. Icing
  13. mix dextrose with milk or water until desired consistency is reached
Recipe by thatsREALyummy at https://www.thatsrealyummy.com/sugar-free-gingerbread-men/